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  1. streetlighter

    pre loop in wiring

    Yep ive herd the "switch feed" method described as 2 plate
  2. streetlighter

    Zodin photocells

    Well the worst one ive had fail had flames coming out of it when i went up to the lantern, We soon changed back to Royce Thompson cells
  3. streetlighter

    Recent survey pictures

    Those boxes under the meter seem very common around the Manchester area.
  4. streetlighter

    pre loop in wiring

    When I did lighting at college we where taught 3-plate, switch feed and the octopus joint box method same as what been described as the spider system. Mounted a big RB4 joint box and run every cable to it.
  5. streetlighter

    Fluke, paying for a name?

    I've got a cheap Fluke T50 and it's lasted me well, just got a T100 no complaints there very well made. Used to have a T5-600 but it stupidly lost it by being careless one day and I've been kicking myself over it. I like fluke gear got a 1653B tester a clamp meter and there volts tick that...
  6. streetlighter

    Zodin photocells

    That's zodion cells for you mate ! I always recommend the Royce Thompson cells much better quality control and come on instantly when ragged up for test. I'm assuming it's a NEMA socket 3 pin plug in ? Try a Royce Thompson monostar.
  7. streetlighter

    Call out to roadside restauarant chain

    Not been to one for ages. Had me bacon butty this morning
  8. streetlighter

    Call out to roadside restauarant chain

    Got me in the mood for an Olympic breakfast now !
  9. streetlighter

    standard of work

    Been in housing association flats where they had a white deep ****pile carpet and ****ed in it right in front of yes the consumer unit. One of the other flats in this building also featured a fine collection of empty beer cans and needles.
  10. streetlighter

    BBC four

    Also worth a punt on I player or YouTube is a BBC programme called the secret life of the national grid I enjoyed watching that. And if you have never seen it search on YouTube for the channel 4 series the secret life of machines with tim hunkin and Rex garrod I still have the original...
  11. streetlighter

    tool totes

    My mate bought the DeWalt tool tote B&Q had on offer a couple of years back and the handle fell off within a week of light use ! I have had the stanley fatmax tool tote and it is very well made i paid
  12. streetlighter

    Uniform

    Got mine from eBay cant remember the name of the sellers shop off the top of my head. i got two good quality t shirts and a hoodie for
  13. streetlighter

    any help would be brilliant!!!!!!!

    Well I hope it goes well for you, I know how hard it can be to get a foot in the door
  14. streetlighter

    nightmare tv point

    Sometimes with digtal tv too much signal can be a bad thing, ive got one of them labgear testers but dont find it much use to be honest shows no green lights on my tv point but i get Freeview HD with no breakup even in the bad weather.
  15. streetlighter

    any help would be brilliant!!!!!!!

    Didnt think that C&G are still running the 2351 course ? thats what i did with JTL mind i alredy had the 2360 part 1 and units 1-4 of the 2351 and an NVQ level 2 plus the 2381 16th edition before i started with them. I didnt get an apprenticeship when i left school so did the full time...
  16. streetlighter

    any help would be brilliant!!!!!!!

    Try the NICEIC website for list of local firms in your area, also look on yell.com and the phone directories send a CV to as many as you can, call potential employers ask for some work experience for free. My advice would be to try and get in with a big contracting firm that can offer a wide...
  17. streetlighter

    STROMA

    Seems to me the only scheme provider that actually promote the part P regulations to the public is the NICEIC the others don't advertise themselves much other than in trade publications. Most of my clients haven't herd of part P and they just want it doing cheap when I explain about earthing...
  18. streetlighter

    Annual Elecsa assessment

    Well I've had to keep my day job on the highways going plus going back on callout for them two for extra money, not the way I wanted things but it's dead round here don't know how some of the big local firms like KDE are managing if I can't get any work.
  19. streetlighter

    ELEX EXHIBITIONS

    Not far from me I'm based in smelly widnes. Me and mrs will probably be going to the Manchester show seeing as we missed Harrogate due to family problems and me being unwell.
  20. streetlighter

    sectt contact

    Is this an appitude test for an apprenticeship ? Have you tried JTL ?
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