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yes it can. Also, there might be another neutral from somewhere else at the light batten holder neutral terminal. There might not be only one neutral at the light batten. A metal light fitting can become live for other reasons. By the way, a guy was electrocuted (killed) in a cafe in...

I didnt know he said it was wired minus the earth. i thought he said the hack open circuited neutral.

What Units is saying that if the neutral path is open behind the switch, the circuit will try to use earth as a return path and anything that is earthed (like metal light fittings) could become live. As far as the actual wiring goes, i used to just run the actives only to the switch but i've...

The rules (AS/NZS 3000) book doesn't tell you how to do it, it just says how it should be done as far as standards go. You still have to know how to do it. If you can understand that.

Not bad. Did you check with Google? btw: Why would it be deleted?

That's ok mate. You might think you know about electrical contracting/wiring but you don't really. I remember thinking i was a pretty damn good sparkie, i realised 10 years after that i was actually pretty average then and pretty good 10 years later. In total it took me 16 years to become a...

HiEquity Contractors think engineers should get their head out of a text book for an hour and crawl around in a roof or get up a ladder. Mostly big on theory, little knowledge of the practical. Beside that, sparkies do a lot more than wire up a GPO or 2.In that sense, most people wouldn't have...

That's so true Rooster. The reason why its regulated and licensed is because it connects to a public network. (The same reason phone wiring and plumbing are) and if the public network is compromised, it could be dangerous, break down etc.. You can build a whole house yourself except for...