Quiz of the Week

[professional]

Power factor correction equipment for an unmetered supply.

 

[Evans Electric]

Sorry guys , no idea what an NBC cobra doodah is and power factor correction would be fused off the main panel.

Answer later tonight , see if anyone gets it.

Deke

 

[Apache]

How about someone generating power and selling it back to the grid, via a wind turbine/solar pannel?

 

[Evans Electric]

The answer is coming soon. I only say this to put the thread back at the top in case anyone else wants a bash.

 

[Evans Electric]

How about someone generating power and selling it back to the grid, via a wind turbine/solar pannel?

Ah, well ,erm, I don't know anything about doing that Patch, but reckon it would still go via some sort of interface. Anyway its not the answer.

 

[Evans Electric]

Should I give another clue or have we reached the boredom threshold now ??

 

[batty]

Should I give another clue or have we reached the boredom threshold now ??

Whats the prize.

Batty

 

[TTbangbang]

Or for the army in wartime/ strikes?

 

[M107]

Or for the army in wartime/ strikes?

Like the four minute warning sirens?

Cant be....there are still some (2) in situ on older Berkshire fire stations & I can confirm they are fed from a cu.

How about air purification system?

Another clue might be in order EE

 

[Evans Electric]

Ah . yes .. the prize.. well its a day out with Steptoe on his cart with Hercules. I knew youd be impressed ! Or I could send some of my wife's home made mince pies to the winner, if there is one , before midnight.

Chittybangbang , you're in the area.

 

[Apache]

Ah . yes .. the prize.. well its a day out with Steptoe on his cart with Hercules. I knew youd be impressed ! Or I could send some of my wife's home made mince pies to the winner, if there is one , before midnight.Chittybangbang , you're in the area.

Sprinklers? No good if the fuse trips

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

How about someone generating power and selling it back to the grid, via a wind turbine/solar pannel?

Solar PV systems connect back via a fuse/MCB in the CU!

 

[Evans Electric]

Well M107 I think your millitary background has got it! I used to do a lot of work at police stations and there was Home office permission for the MOD to connect the 4 minute warning siren ,on the roof , direct to the incomming supply, by -passing all our new dist . panels etc.

I pronounce the winner M107. Applaud SmileyApplaud SmileyApplaud SmileyGuiness DrinkGuiness DrinkGuiness DrinkApplaud SmileyApplaud Smiley:^O:^OApplaud SmileyApplaud SmileyApplaud SmileyApplaud Smiley

 

[M107]

Well M107 I think your millitary background has got it! I used to do a lot of work at police stations and there was Home office permission for the MOD to connect the 4 minute warning siren ,on the roof , direct to the incomming supply, by -passing all our new dist . panels etc.I pronounce the winner M107. Applaud SmileyApplaud SmileyApplaud SmileyGuiness DrinkGuiness DrinkGuiness DrinkApplaud SmileyApplaud Smiley:^O:^OApplaud SmileyApplaud SmileyApplaud SmileyApplaud Smiley

Guiness Drink

Have to admit I didn't know about the home office permission on bypassing cu's.

Like I say the two that I've seen were via their own cu (now dissconnected from supply), & consist of a large ammount of GPO kit (also dissconnected) connected to the old air driven warning sounder up on a tall mast.

Both are or were on retained/part time firestations out in the sticks, one near Aldermaston the other at a village called cookham.

As a bit of useless info for you the air raid siren is still sounded every Monday morning in Bracknell/Crowthorne, because it's used as a warning in the event of an escapee from Broadmoor.

 

[TTbangbang]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa! :_| :_| :_|

Well I hate mince pies anyway :^O

Nice one M107

 

[Evans Electric]

Sorry TT , you were getting there. Applaud Smiley

Some inspired thinking from Geronimo up there in the north, too !! Applaud Smiley

 

[Evans Electric]

Guiness DrinkHave to admit I didn't know about the home office permission on bypassing cu's.

Like I say the two that I've seen were via their own cu (now dissconnected from supply), & consist of a large ammount of GPO kit (also dissconnected) connected to the old air driven warning sounder up on a tall mast.

Both are or were on retained/part time firestations out in the sticks, one near Aldermaston the other at a village called cookham.

As a bit of useless info for you the air raid siren is still sounded every Monday morning in Bracknell/Crowthorne, because it's used as a warning in the event of an escapee from Broadmoor.

Well you'd want to know if one of those guys was out and about !!

I'm not sure but I think every Police Station in Brum has one on the roof . We were changing an old Police building into university use a while back, but could'nt disconnect the siren till the HO guy came to site and autherised it.