Can you put on a mains plug? - Page 5

leowyatt · 28-04-2009, 09:29

I certainly can and have done on numerous times

Will · 28-04-2009, 09:42

Being an electrical & electronics engineer and having worked in the electronics/telecomms industry I'd be worried if I couldn't!!

Rich_L · 28-04-2009, 09:57

Yeah, been so long though I'd do the standard thing when unsure of anything and Google it just to be sure, lol

Davey_Pitch · 28-04-2009, 10:33

Yup, can also change lights and stuff too. Lynnie knows more than me though, but my excuse is that her Dad worked on building sites and stuff like that and made her help him with stuff around the house, so she picked up more that way.

Steeps · 28-04-2009, 12:03

Learned quite a few basics in scouting, tap washers, plug changes, making sure shelves are level, and how to set fire to it properly when you've not got it level and really frustrated with it. So many useful things

Peige · 28-04-2009, 12:40

Yea, my father taught me and i've done it many times since. That and lights, cookers, showers, oh and quite a bit of three phase work too

Lynnie_pitch nee Leigh · 28-04-2009, 12:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitten

Nope. Never have done.

Didn't crazy Mr Thyer teach you how to?

I had to do it in my science lessons but I'd done it before *smug*

Kainz · 28-04-2009, 13:31

I'm a production and audio engineer so yarp! I never learnt it in school though...pretty much learnt it from watching my dad wiring up stuff when I was much younger.

Mondo · 28-04-2009, 14:05

I once rewired a plug because it wasn't pretty, so i went to the store and got a pretty green one

semi-pro waster · 28-04-2009, 17:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pheebs

Really? I'm sure last I heard it was okay to get it tested and checked afterwards for a fail/pass certification jobby!

Well I'll be. That's gonna screw up a lot of developers out there wanting to save a few bucks!

Could you be thinking of plumbing perhaps? My uncle refitted a lot of the plumbing in one of my cousins flats and they simply had to get a registered central heating engineer to check it over and get it certificated which was fine and saved a fair bit of cash.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

Being an electrical & electronics engineer and having worked in the electronics/telecomms industry I'd be worried if I couldn't!!

I don't know if you've already seen it but you've got a PM Will, cheers.

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28-04-2009, 09:29	#41
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	I certainly can and have done on numerous times __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

28-04-2009, 09:42	#42
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Being an electrical & electronics engineer and having worked in the electronics/telecomms industry I'd be worried if I couldn't!! __________________ *No No!*

28-04-2009, 09:57	#43
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28-04-2009, 10:33	#44
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Yup, can also change lights and stuff too. Lynnie knows more than me though, but my excuse is that her Dad worked on building sites and stuff like that and made her help him with stuff around the house, so she picked up more that way. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

28-04-2009, 12:03	#45
Steeps Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 143	Learned quite a few basics in scouting, tap washers, plug changes, making sure shelves are level, and how to set fire to it properly when you've not got it level and really frustrated with it. So many useful things __________________

28-04-2009, 12:40	#46
Peige Nice weak cup of Earl Grey Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 45	Yea, my father taught me and i've done it many times since. That and lights, cookers, showers, oh and quite a bit of three phase work too

28-04-2009, 13:31	#48
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28-04-2009, 14:05	#49
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