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Forum: Portugal

Oct 17th 2017, 6:17 pm

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Electrical wiring

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Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Electrical wiring

As people in this thread have said elsewhere - tis the rules - of course getting a hit between 2 phases is lethal, though a friend in the uk used to be a ginuwine lineman, [like the wichita one] and...

Forum: Portugal

Oct 17th 2017, 2:36 pm

Replies: 26

Electrical wiring

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Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Electrical wiring

Interesting, so in a caravan how do you prevent people being able to touch 2 devices connected to 2 phases - with two arms for example ?

We always had to physically separate kit on different...

Forum: Portugal

Oct 16th 2017, 10:10 pm

Replies: 26

Electrical wiring

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Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Electrical wiring

Why 380? Does that mean you are having to observe phase separation - in a caravan?

Forum: Portugal

Oct 16th 2017, 5:05 pm

Replies: 26

Electrical wiring

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Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Electrical wiring

Not really, the 220 is uk standard, the 110 im not sure but the dist box looks like they are rings too, but of course with overblown cabling. Never use it myself, why have 110 when you have 220...

Forum: Portugal

Oct 16th 2017, 4:58 pm

Replies: 26

Electrical wiring

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Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Electrical wiring

Grenadian houses have both 220 and 110 volt wiring, 220 use rings everywhere for sockets and star lighting but if in doubt they add more rings. My 1 storey 3 bed house has 12! The outdoors of course...

Forum: Portugal

Oct 16th 2017, 4:27 pm

Replies: 26

Electrical wiring

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Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Electrical wiring

How about this...https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wiring-Lighting-Manual-Readers-Digest/dp/027644079X

Forum: Portugal

Oct 16th 2017, 2:46 pm

Replies: 26

Electrical wiring

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Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Electrical wiring

White asbestos corrugated sheet is in use all over, cycle sheds and factory roofs are made of it ll over the place. It isn't a problem so long as you don't go machining it. Its the blue and brown...

Forum: Portugal

Oct 16th 2017, 9:29 am

Replies: 26

Electrical wiring

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Posted By uk_grenada

Re: Electrical wiring

Theres a highly illegal and subversive book, the readers digest home repairs manual. It was produced pre political correctness and attempts to remove diy by the people who make money out of it. It...

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