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  1. sparkss

    Change of job + some help

    Hi guys, Have not posted on here in a very long time due to change of job and sorting it all out, previously i worked as a jointer for e.on, with the take over looming ect i decided to get out while i could and do what i enjoyed doing... I now work as a stage Technician in the live music...
  2. sparkss

    voltage on phono cable

    hiya guys a quick one about something not really in my area of work! girlfreind got a tingle off the xbox phono leads today RWY i got the meter out and measured 12-13V DC to earth now i cant say ive really had a tingle off them before but put it down to capaciters in the xbox but im a bit...
  3. sparkss

    central networks

    so e.on have sold central networks over to PPL (ownwers of WPD) hopefully it will get a few more things done,
  4. sparkss

    Hi guys need some help

    aside from the cables :_| i manage a number of bands from birmingham some upcomeing some esablished. ive played most of the brum venues and have been asked to organise a tour, i know we have some welsh freinds on here plus people from all over the place :) can anyone recomend any venues...
  5. sparkss

    DMX

    anyone got any experence with DMX ect for lighting effects? have to rig somthing up for my band on the gigs being the only sparky its my job :_| any help would be apprechated GuinnessGuinness
  6. sparkss

    the one...

    thing i hate about standby is not going to sleep :( not long left now though my luck ill get called out half hour before i finnish :_| been to quite tonight im sure the snows going to be putting a stop to that soon! ; \
  7. sparkss

    my...

    birthday! Guinness but ive got a call out already great start :_| :D
  8. sparkss

    little help

    anyone got any idea how i can build a circuit where i can have standard bulbs flashing on and off? its basicly for a house party that im haveing (still a young un! B-)) i have strobes and blacklights fitted to celing allready but would like to get some spots wired in what i can have flashing...
  9. sparkss

    bit of help?

    ive began to dislike the area i work in now, good pay but im still only young dont get enough enjoyment out of it, so im looking for some pointers :D i want to move into events work be it lighting onsite electrics ect struggleing to even find any companys that do this work? im not even sure...
  10. sparkss

    its been...

    a bit quite on here this weekend ! was in the 4X4 yestaday (dunno why they trusted me with it!) looking over the forum and not a lot going on at all :_| had 1500 custmers off due to an 11 000V fault on a cable and had to wait for a dig team for 4 hours.... there main depot was oppsite the...
  11. sparkss

    Cutout changes

    Evans electrical asked about live cutout changes, heres our guidelines for it, thought id share it with you all better suited to a seprate thread :) General requirements for replacement of cut-outs This document covers the precautions necessary for the removal of either insulated or metal...
  12. sparkss

    help please chaps

    am trying to find out what peice of statutory regulation alows the metering operator/DNO to accsess a consumers proptery for inspection of equiptment and emergency works. so far ive came up with ESQCR 2002 part 1 section 5 but no mention of the accsess part, im thinking its part of the...
  13. sparkss

    fun and games :/

    down the girlfreinds tonight (im still ayoung un :) ) her mother asked me to read the gas and electric meters, simple enough.... ow the games began, its all on sub meters, 1 house (the gf's), 1 flat, 1 old cottage and 1 big old building. all totaly seprate but the supply comes in to 'the...
  14. sparkss

    anyone on standby tonight ?

    i am lucky me.... :_|
  15. sparkss

    newey and eyre

    dont know if anybody was aware that rexel senate have brought them off hagemeyer, not sure if thats a good or bad thing have never used rexel ?:| the girlfreinds mom is a personel manager for neweys and told us a few days ago, also said that a lot of the branches all over were going to be...
  16. sparkss

    part p working again...

    http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/18/rogue-trader-is-jailed-again/ http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/19/shocked-victims-tell-of-dices-with-death/ great to see how part p has got enforced again..... why create something to stop things like this happening and then not proscute under it...
  17. sparkss

    does anybody?

    go or used to go the stourbridge college (ATC) for there courses justed started back and doing my level 3 2330 :)
  18. sparkss

    leaking mains cable

    just been to look at a job for a family friend, doing some testing before the work starts and noticed something. got an old rusty mains cable coming threw floor feeding the cutout, and around the bottom of it there was a pool of what i can only explain to be like a tary grease, TNS supply with...
  19. sparkss

    PASSED :D

    passed all my 2330 level 2 on to my level 3 now :D
  20. sparkss

    has anybody ???

    had a call from screwfix regarding there new catolouge electricfix ? kept me on the for about 20mins today asking qestions best one was 'why don't you buy electrical products from screwfix' easy.. your too expensive and trying to get a order right threw you is like talking to a rock:D sparkss
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