Recent content by KenL

Thanks for the replies, i will get my Son-in-law to get a sparky in. I will drop the MCB with the question mark out and impress upon them that this needs looking at.

I have a Fluke meter.

I'm assuming it SWA but i cant see a gland, it just appears from the floor.

My daughter asked me to look at the supply to her garage and the lights and sockets did not work. She has just moved into this property about a month ago. I have worked on electrics in my job as an A/C engineer, wiring three phase between air handlers and condensers and connecting the supply...

I have know someone who was using pot, weed whatever you call it, it really messed him up big time for a couple of years. He came out the other side and is now ok. Drugs do nothing but harm in every way. 

2nd update, collected motor and checked it out in the boot of the car, no reading to earth......looks promising. Arrived home straight up the shed reassembled extract, big moment, switched it on and it ran. Who's a happy chappie MEEEEEEEEEE. Have to say that AES's testing methods need to be...

Update, Have heard back from AES and they say the 'switch pate was damaged' They have repaired it FOC (how kind). I pick it up today but i will take my Fluke with me to test the winding to earth. If it is fix i will be a happy chappie, i just want my extract back and get on doing some turning...

It's an Axminster dust extractor, they have been superseded by the Jet range. Even if they did spares Axminster are not exactly cheap. I have looked at Bearing Boys as i have used them in the past, price for a 1.5kw motor is a little higher than Machine Mart, but they are close to me.  I really...

Have checked Machine Mart and they certainly have a lot of motors, I have asked for details of the hole centres and the height from the base to the centre of the spindle. I think these maybe a standard sizing but want to make sure.

The only thing that maybe different it the spindle size has to be the same and the distance from the base to the spindle to match up with the mounting on the extractor.

Not really, its in my shed that's not insulated. I have many other electrical bits in the shed, a lathe, a big bench disc sander that has the same sized motor.  The extractor has run this year no problem, in fact the day it went i was using it, switch it off then 10mins later switched it on...

Thanks for the replies again. Earlier on this morning (before reading you replies)  i disconnected the motor at the box on the motor. Checked the live and neutral to earth and the live is to earth, so much for professional services. I have taken it back and i am now wait to hear. What get me...

Well yes that did go over my head lol, three phase motor are easier to test plus no capacitors. 

Thanks for the replies. I was thinking the same about the rcd but cannot see why. I marked the live and neutral when i took the motor out to be tested ( by AES  rewinds in Ash near Farnborough, they have had it running which is where i got the 7 amps run figure )  There is 230v at the...

I have posted a question about my shed extractor. Worked on A/C electrical systems and control panels but real tech stuff no.