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  1. loz

    first cu change, advice would be nice

    its all practice aswell :) cheers for the advice guys, i want to learn more about domestic wiring and have been reading this forum for a while, but i just dont get any of it to do practically at work, nearest i get is putting a t+e from a streetlight cut out up to the head :(
  2. loz

    first cu change, advice would be nice

    hey, thanks for the replies, special location, i have access to a full avo/megger test kit and am confident in using it, the work i do involves alot of testing on 2000 pitch caravan sites, i also understand testing of buildings and have had a bit of practice, i know i could carry out all the...
  3. loz

    first cu change, advice would be nice

    yeah i know what you mean about the rods, my mistake with the supp bond, the cable runs to the shower direct from the cu (proved with a continuity tester and a r2 wander lead)
  4. loz

    first cu change, advice would be nice

    NO, not yet, i want to make sure i know i will be doing the job properly before we do that, as if i dont know its getting done properly then ill just say to him i dont feel confident doing it, youll have to get somebody else to do it. But if i do do it, then yes i will inform labc before i...
  5. loz

    first cu change, advice would be nice

    I'm in my 4th year of my apprenticeship and consider myself quite competent. The downside is that i have only worked with underground cabling on caravan site distribution. My dad has asked me to change his cu in his house as he wants to update it. the current situation is old 6 way 3036 board...
  6. loz

    Advice reqd re SY cable

    here is a very good link on terminating sy cable The Practical Skills Series : Cable Termination - SY Flex ["Electrical Jobs" / Electrician] - YouTube
  7. loz

    Cable cutters

    swA and TAILS, hence me taking it as the inner cores as they are the same type of heavy stranded copper, lets just take it we're both guilty of not reading properly, yet neither wrong
  8. loz

    Cable cutters

    not at all, we're on about cutting the inner cores, not the armour no? so you gland it off then cut the core higher up at termination level, i prefer not to bend ally cores more than is neccesary as they lose their shape making it difficult to get lugs on. and for those that doubt me having...
  9. loz

    Cable cutters

    are some of u guys for real? i only work with swa and use these for up to 25 http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=0254232 these for up to 35...
  10. loz

    Cable cutters

    are some of u guys for real? i only work with swa and use these for up to 25 http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=0254232 these for up to 35...
  11. loz

    formulas

    hey. if you pm me you're email address i will email a copy of my fomula sheet my lecturer gave me. im in my 2nd year just passed my 301.
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