Any question answered...

I'm not leaving, I just need to put it down on a form...

Oh right. You soon will be if you tell your boss to fuck off though

@impenetrablelogic

^^ If I had one, I'd look there... I just need to put down something reasonable.

Doubt it's an oversight somehow tiswas. i belive that there is an expectation that where there is a superhighway you gotta use it. On the day of the launch of CS7, riding to clapham common for that, I was pulled over by a motorbike cop for filtering right of the traffic jam not on the superhighway.

That's wrong though isn't it?

"superhighways" are not mandatory and wasn't there a hoo-haa which got something planned to go in the highway code changed?

you can do it through a proxy/vpn. but I think most require you to pay a small monthly charge.

here's an example of one... http://www.giganews.com/vyprvpn/

has a 14-day trial which might suit. can't claim personal experience of their service though (although they are a well known usenet provider, if not the biggest).

cheers!

Xbox 360 or PS3?

I want to watch Iplayer/Lovefilm/DVDs/TvCatchup/Eurosport/bongo.

Xbox is better for playing, PS3 for everything else. It haz Blue Ray, 4OD, Lovefilm, BBC iPlayer. Shit controlers, though.
I own both and prefer to play on Xbox, PS3 is in my bedroom.

Wii is shit. Shit for toddlers and grannies. No HD, better games you'll find on PSP.

What matters is Fallout is on both platforms now.

yo EEI check your pm's...

Hi, little electrical question:

Here is how I plan to wire my kitchen... based on what I suppose to be correct?

Could someone competent comment / let me know if that's kind of allright / acceptable / safe / "Legal"

Thanks a lot!

Also what amperage should be the fuse in the consumer unit, this is? 20A? And what wire mm2 should I use for the ring?

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I would do it as one long run not as a ring main european style.

You going to south tonight we can chat about it.

Hi vello,

the problem is with including a socket outlet into your circuit for fixed appliances as this requires a 30mA RCD due to persons using the kitchen not being 'instructed' (17th ed).

also, as the neutral is regarded as a circuit conductor then it's best practise to have double pole isolating switches.

as regards the design for correct cable csa, protective device rating and installation technique, there is now a requirement under part P of the building regulations to either notify and have building control inspect and approve the installation, or have an installation certificate from a part P approved electrician, or qualified supervisor. non-competent uncertified self installs may: invalidate insurance; impede sale of property; result in criminal prosecution.

You can do it yourself and get it inspected, but the cost of the inspection will be punitive- essentially (to a cynic) it would seem to punish you for not giving the job to an electrician in the first place.

I'm going to get a qualified sparks to put the consumer unit in, get that signed off properly, then run any new circuits that I need myself as and when.

I'm going to get a qualified sparks to put the consumer unit in, get that signed off properly, then run any new circuits that I need myself as and when.

and this will achieve...?

Where can I get a warm and hard-wearing top - maybe a bit like a swannie (swan dri) before the weekend? Lighter than a swannie though - but not so shit as a ubiquitous Berghaus multi-coloured fleece.

and this will achieve...?

An installation that is approved by the building control officer etc, initially.

a length of 25mm² into an empty split CU doesn't fool anyone, except possibly yourself..good luck

In short words, more slowly?

I'm guessing 25mm² is the mains supply as it sounds a touch over specified to power the telly, not sure why that would be going into an empty split Consumer Unit though.

Do you have a point, or are you just having a pop for fun?

SRAM TT500 and TT900. I haz TT900s for sale.

If the purpose of fuses is to protect the cables from overheating when too much current is drawn through any of their conductors, then ring mains are a bad idea.

A straight run cable can be protected with a single fuse on the live.

With a single fused ring, the fuse will be rated higher than the cable connected to it because the load is assumed to be shared evenly between the two routes round the ring.

As long as everything is properly connected, the positive temperature dependence of resistivity will get you close enough to that assumption, but the connections in a ring main can fail without being noticed. If the ring is cut, all the sockets can still work but the cable will be inadequately fused.

So how about two separate fuses, one on each end of the live? Now you have to blow two fuses before the cable is neutralised. And what if the live ring is complete but the neutral conductor is cut?

So you need a circuit breaker that separately monitors the current through both the lives and both the neutrals and isolates all of them if it's tripped by any. And an RCD. In case it's the earth ring that's cut...

What could cut the ring? Someone adding sockets to it and failing to make all the connections, just enough to make the socket live. Or maybe the connections are made, but some of them just quitely corrode a bit and go high-resitance. You could reduce the risk of that by connecting the sockets in a way that doesn't physically cut the conductors. I have no idea if sockets are designed to make that easy.

Or you could just not use ring mains.

(i am not an electrician)

Would match the stem, if you got the proper one:

I noticed that the bus lane on the A13 next to Cycle Superhighway CS3 no longer permits cycles, just taxis and motorcycles with the buses. I assume cyclists are forbidden because they are expected to use the superhighway, so now of you don't wish to roll with the CS3 nodders you're riding with the cars on the A13.
That'll make the drivers happy

It may be utter fuckwittery an oversight - The TRO would have the proper details.

Doubt it's an oversight somehow tiswas.

No, I would assume that that's probably an oversight, too. As Tiswas says, the TRO would have the details.

i belive that there is an expectation that where there is a superhighway you gotta use it. On the day of the launch of CS7, riding to clapham common for that, I was pulled over by a motorbike cop for filtering right of the traffic jam not on the superhighway. They want to improve traffic flow as a major TfL priority (see blackfriars and elephant debacle)

Compulsion to use cycle facilities is a complex subject. In this country, no such compulsion exists. This is often misunderstood, as in the famous case of Daniel Cadden. While it is possible to exclude certain classes of road user from a bus lane, it would not usually be done in a bus lane. The benign patronising of 'oh, but we have built you a lovely Superhighway' wouldn't generally cut it here. If cyclists were restricted from using the bus lane, then they would still be perfectly welcome to ride in the general traffic lane, which would increase the impact of cyclists on motor traffic.

Whenever you hear the phrase 'smoothing the flow of traffic', run for the hills, as it's absolute and utter nonsense what's being perpetrated under that cloak. London is currently being threatened with moving back to traffic management of the early 90s.

That's wrong though isn't it?

"superhighways" are not mandatory and wasn't there a hoo-haa which got something planned to go in the highway code changed?

The CTC led an excellent campaign against advice that cyclists should use cycle facilities, which would have been a first step towards compelling them to do this by law:

http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=4856

They deserve a lot of praise for this. It will all come back, but has been averted for the time being.

What tube diameter do they fit?

Normal size, not Vision. Minimum bar ID 19mm, max about 23mm

Ooh la la. That's where Mash got the idea for their bar ends then.

Are there any compatibility issues with bottom bracket cable guides?

They all look very similar, just a screw in the centre right?

Why do some people seek out gumwall tyres? Is it just a looks thing?

A must for a Tweed Run, innit.

Anyone has a spare GXP or similar bottom bracket (Engerlish thread)?