Electrics
Extractor switch
In order to wire up the three-way switch for the extractor, I had to reverse engineer the contacts and the manual was both in Chinese and also applied to several different models and it was not clear which one I
Posted in: Electrics
Tags: extractor fan, switches
Extractor fan switch
To control the extractor fan I purchased a three-way switch that is labelled, “Man”, “Off” and “Auto”. The fan controller has a trigger connection and the idea is that this can be controlled from the light switch or in future
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Tags: extractor fan
Solar powered workshop
I’ve got a big cable connecting my shed to the mains supply but for many people the distance or terrain make it difficult to install power. So I’ve asked Kevin from The Solar Shed to explain a bit about the
Socket Overload Checker
The clever chaps over at the Electrical Safety Council have provided a simple checker you can use to ensure you are not overloading your extension cables. If you are using a reel type extention that the rating for it wound
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Tags: Fire Safety
Three Phase RCDs
My previous post raised some questions on how does a three phase RCD work. If you’ve a three phase load then you can’t just use three single phase RCD’s attached to each of the phases. You’ll need a specialist 3
More Electrical Safety
I’ve previously mentioned that you need to be careful when dealing with electrics in the workshop but not everyone is quite so sensible. Uncle Wilko from the ShedBlog reported of a pensioner who decided to wired up his shed electrics
Workshop Electrics Basics
After a few comments from various readers about the complexity of my previous thoughts on workshop electrics I agreed to write an article for the shed blog for the readersheds National Shed Week. The article gets back to the basics
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Tags: Safety, Workshop Supply
Still no voltage
Following my previous posting on No Voltage Release switches, I’ve done some further research. Both my pillar drill and bench grinder already have these fitted, the lathe definately does not. Whilst searching the web for these switches, I found several
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Tags: No Voltage Release, NVR, NVR Switch, Safety, Undervoltage trigger
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
