Faulty 110v light

[M107]

I've not been around much this week............................. forest fires what a pain in the neck.

An unlucky fireman found this fault.......

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[m4tty]

Was you going to write something in the white boxes on the last 2 piccys M?

 

[steptoe]

yep, Neutral to the earth terminal,

and earth to the neutral terminal...

that is tarra....

 

[M107]

No I deleted it because I had names & info of accident & who repaired the unit & (supposedly) PAT'd the unit after repair.

Got to go & get some kip I'm back out there for 23:00

 

[NozSpark]

No injuries I hope?

And I hope someone throws the book at them!!

 

[sparky999]

Probably some Firefighter thought i could fix that M haha, what are you doing out on the fire ground M ???

 

[M107]

Probably some Firefighter thought i could fix (you could be right 999, just like the 13amp 3 pin plug on both ends of flex to run some sockets in a dorm :red card ) that M haha, what are you doing out on the fire ground M ???

Communications support is the primary role, but that usualy rolls into spare body for relief

 

[sparky999]

Yeah seen it all on the news M, looks like something from the states or in oz. All the best mate

 

[M107]

Biggest job I've been on mate....... we had a make up to 40 last night, high winds made it flare & we had 50-60ft scots pines with flames crowning over them & across a road, first time I've seen fire travel up a hillside at a speed faster than a man can run.

Since Monday we've had assets from as far a field as Gloucester - all over London - length & bredth of Hampshire - Surrey - Wilts - Avon - Oxon - Herts & Bucks, there are 6 HVP's with some 8-9 mile of 150mm, most are currently pumping from the lakes at Sandhurst....thats a lot of water used so far 24/7 for 7 days......

All I can say is I'm glad it has rained, just need a lot more of it but without the lightening would be handy.

 

[Sidewinder]

M,

Once you recover you'll have to explain some of these fire service terms mate!

 

[M107]

M,Once you recover you'll have to explain some of these fire service terms mate!

Make up = additional fire engines required (we went from 30 on the job, requested extra 10 giving a "make pumps 40")

Flare = woodland looks like fire is out, slight wind makes it burst back into flame.

Crowning fire = fire at top of trees jumps from tree top to tree top & is forward of the ground fire, fire fighters can be surrounded by fire with out knowing it....untill it is to late. This is also how the fire crosses firebreaks.

HVP = High Volume Pump these are a pumping unit carried on a prime mover (lorry that drops the rear flat bed). They contain 3Km of 150mm hose each, the pumps are penta deisel powered hydro sub pumping units & can shift 7,000 litres of water per minute along the 3Km of 150mm hose.

 

[sparky999]

Some good info M well explained