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Am i right in thinking a 4k7 resistor = 4.7 ohms for example? so i 0k5 resistor would be 0.5 ohms and so on????

yes i agree, obviosuly ideally it just wants upgrading but they have said no, whats the best way of splitting the tails? I havnt had a job yet where i have needed to do this.... ---------- Post Auto-Merged at 20:45 ---------- Previous post was made at 20:41 ---------- sorry, think i have found...

I have a job where by i am removing a ringmain and replacing it with a radial circuit with 2/3 sockets on. The CU is an old rewireable fuse type and the customer does not wish to have it upgraded, obviously i need to put the new circuit i am to install on a RCD but what is the easyest way of...

Does anyone have a diagram to show how interconnections on smokes are wired up? / how many cores are required? cheers

If using a double pole, 80A (not that that matters) MCB does it matter if you bring the supply into the bottom of the breaker and the load out the top or vise versa?? no buzz bars involved just simply a cable in and a cable out... thanks

but surely that means if you measure the core with a micrometer that would give the size of the cable but it does not...

Random question, What does the size of a cable in mm2 relate to... i can tell for example by looking at a T+E cable that it is 16 mm but what is 16mm? its obviously not the diameter of the cable. sorry if this is a silly question! cheers headbang

That all makes sence, thank you for your helpfull replies :)

Hi, Im new to the game and just trying to get my head around all the rules and regs... I have heard storys of electricians which walk into a job and say 'i cant touch anything unless i change to cu' which is fair enough if the system isnt up to standard but how far do you go with this? If i...

I am soon to be joing up with elecsa to self certify my work and am looking into buying a multifunction test metre to carry out all my new installation work and periodic tests, i have been looking at the fluke metres which seem to be around the

Yes it was level 3 i completed, sorry to be dumb but can you be part p and not register with a scheme such as napit? or is the whole registering with napit part of being part p? how else can you get part p other than through a body such as napit? :C

I have completed my C&G 2330 around 3 years ago and have since been working in the security industry doing alarms and cctv, i have now set up on my own but am getting more and more work electrical wise so i am looking into getting part P registered. i spoke to a guy who teaches in the...