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    Connecting two power supply units for maximum output

    would it be because they are smart chargers and when connected to battery it gets feedback from the battery (from increased back EMF as the battery reaches fully charged ) to say how much charge it needs, but when you connect two in parallel. they each think that the battery is near fully...
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    Guidance require on connecting a light fitting

    this is probably the only way, if you don't have an electrical tester or want to call back your electrician , I see this way, you are in the same situation you started in, you had an electrician then so why not now?
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    Not sure how youd eicr this installation

    I have fitted switches like the brass and white ceramic by the steering wheel (Crabtree I think)
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    Outdoor socket and other cables in same conduit?

    Flex is ok for short runs outside but offers no mechanical protection , I don't understand why if you are already using SWA, why would you think flex would be OK one other thing, how big is this conduit?
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    Supply voltage versus voltage rating

    half right minus 6% plus 10%
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    Supply voltage versus voltage rating

    like Dave said 253V is still classed as 230V "In the United Kingdom, the standard voltage for single-phase electricity supply is 230 volts. The allowable voltage tolerance range is typically 216.2 volts to 253 volts, this is -6% to +10%"
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    Outdoor socket and other cables in same conduit?

    why are you using SWA? not that its wrong to use SWA but you then want to use flex to feed the lights and charger unit, I cant see where the logic is, if you think you need SWA, why would you think flex would be OK
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    Supply voltage versus voltage rating

    most likely, depending on where it was made,
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    Changed bathroom pull switch

    pullcord dimmer switch !:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: what next tartan paint and long weights, these were thing's we used to ask the appearances to get from the stores !!
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    Fluke 1662/1663 issues

    what makes you think its the fluke that is wrong and not the megger? have you put your leads in the megger to see what resistance you get?
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    Imo DOL starter spares

    is this what you need? what are your symptoms
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    QUIET

    is it closing then? I have just paid for another year! it goes in picks and troughs for some time it was all solar panels, then it was EV chargers, now its getting back to real faults and burnt out consumer units,
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    TV arial

    do people still use tv aerials ? OP still has not listed the fault You will get a top class aerial for £50 and a good one for £20 then the cable £8 in the orange warehouse I think £150 is cheep, when I was doing them 30 years ago it was £100 for a 10 element +pole + lashing kit + down lead...
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    TV arial

    what is the fault?
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    AMD 4 !

    as have I all the way from the 14th back in 1977
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    AMD 4 !

    Thanks, I did not know that, I thought he was talking about the regs as regs and as BS standard , as for the book colour goes, does it not follow a pattern RED, Green ,Yellow, Blue, Brown as the 17th stopped on yellow then the next book would be blue, so we are now on Brown so the next...
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    AMD 4 !

    not so sure about that , 14th had at least six 15th had six 16th had five,
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    Dimmer replacement

    https://efobasen.no/assets/65/productsheet/1472101.pdf, have a look at this one
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    Sizing a Circuit Breaker

    I have not seen a MCB that small, the smallest I have ever fitted in a consumer unit was 1A , our Regs start at 6A , I see that RS sell a 0.5A MCB (that is small) this cable is for use onboard ships and has a Galvanized Steel Wire Braid , you need different type of glands for this cable, also...
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    Sizing a Circuit Breaker

    how that going to work then,?
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