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Evening all was wondering if any of u guys know of some led floodlights with built in photocell looking to replace some high pressure sodium floods at customers request ? Six in all and all to switch individually via photocells ?! Cheers fellas

Evening all I was wondering if there was any sort of magic eye for v media? I currently have a TiVo box connected to my main tv but I also have a separate tv in another room with a coax going to that from same tv connected to TiVo , can this coax be used somehow to change channels and watch v...

Hi all I'm just about to get virgin media installed I'm changing from sky! anyway question is can I use the magic eye I was using for my sky box and use it on my new TiVo box I have a coax going to a tv in another room which I would like to use to send my virgin pic and sound to that tv ? Any...

evening all, friend recently had kitchen fitted and was screwing back socket of the cooker switch had a look in and it had a 6mm in and out to the oven, but also had a 2.5mm on the load side going to a switched fused spurr behind the cupboards which also had a cable in the spurr which went to...

evening all, been with a sparky mate of mine today to house were the owner is looking to have board replaced just went for a quick nosey with him really it was an old style board and not being too familiar with fuses other than modern mcbs had a look at the lighting fuse which has 2 pins and...

havin a nosey at my cu i noticed 2 -1mm cables going into a single 6 amp mcb , with it being an old house was just wondering out of curiosity really , if this is / was a common thing in the past or present ? one of the cables it seems only feeds two lights in the front room and hallway ,while...

hi people, could do with some help to put u in the picture am lookin to install 5 downlights in bathroom but am unsure about the regs ?. i now believe that any work now done in the bathroom will need rcd protection? would not really be a problem but the fuseboard is an old one with re-wireable...

hi all im currently just starting back college to start level 3 city and guilds,but im slightly confused and seem to be getting mixed signals regarding the nvq level 3 course and what it means as regards to becoming an electrician!! im a 29yr old self funding the course myself as i say...

been putting a light in today, have to say placing a single fasta fix box was hard work but through my own fault i placed it at the side of an existing switch which left me with the problem of hitting the noggin on the other side of where the original switch is placed anyone had these problems...

excuse my ignorance people have recently purchased a pir motion sensor outdoor light , the light i was replacing already had a switch so new light also works off a switch . am i right in thinking the light should also work when switch is off i.e when motion is detected ????? as this does not...

evening all am thinking of installing a pir security light outside and thought i would get your views the plan is to come off the upstairs lighting circuit with twin and earth drill through at highish level and fix the light? is twin and earth ok to run outside for a very short length ??ps will...

hi all got my last exam of year 2 in few days anybody got any clues on questions looked on here but could not find much for this only level 3 ???? thanks a lot p.s. think its 203 exam ?:|

could anybodyplease explain in laymans terms wat exactly a capacitor does ?have a basic understanding but would like to know more if anybody could spare the time please?? :Y cheers!!!!

anybody tell me how the klik sytems are wired come across them in more commercial properties never really had a close look before? cheers

hi all im wanting to add a light in my loft thought i would run it by you guys first!!!, im pretty sure its straight forward but just incase here goes: was thinking i would take a feed from my landing light which is just a normal pendant. up to the light position which again will be a pendant...

Q/ a 230v contactor has 7 amps flowing through its contacts if the power factor is 0.92 calculate the REAL and APPARENT power ??? anybody help with this please?? cheers

anybody got good sites or tips on bending conduit, both plastic or galv not done any before and keen to learn ? appreciate any help cheersGuiness Drink

just doing some revision and gone brain dead ??? a 2 kw heater is 90% efficent and is switched on for 5 hours . what is the energy wasted????? anybody help on this please with right formula and workin out would appreciate it cheers!!!!!

can anybody explain wat exactly is meant by a borrowed neutral please ?

hi all new to the forum first post so here goes: i have currently got the loudest bathroom fan in the world lol cant hear a thing when it is on which means when i turn the light on it stays on till the light is switched off, my question is am i right in thinking i can fix this problem by taking...