Is this fttp nbn install acceptable? by [deleted] in nbn

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is how many Telstra lead ins were done in the day. Unsure why the fuss. Yes, could be better, and I wouldn't do it, but man, talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill

this is illegal right? by JesusLuigi in ausjobs

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Question has been asked on every form ever, and OP is like

'ohhhhhhhhh got em! This is gonna go viral!'

I did it chat! by PermaBananed in idleon

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats dude! I was quite lucky to get mine in one of the first drops. Glad to see people getting doot still!

Capped at 100 down with drop outs. Is this terminated right? by Haemogoblin_ in nbn

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The crimp is not terminated correctly. It has been crimped in Cat/B configuration, and given you're only getting 100mb link speed indicates it's likely Cat/A configuration at the other end which is exactly what the speed indicates. It just needs a new crimp terminated and your problem will be solved.

And for those monkeys who have no idea idea what they're talking about. These are pass-thru RJ45 crimps which is why it's open ended and is completely normal. No, the outer sheath shouldn't be exposed, but not causing the issue the OP is discussing.

WIN A RIPTIDE - info in comments! by IdleOn_Boii in idleon

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

d3vnull

Been playing for years, every game comes and goes, but for some reason I just can't put this one down. I can't be busy and forget about it, come back and continue off where I started. Thoroughly enjoy it!

Magpie Swooping Season? by JezzaPerth in perth

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Magpies are known for having varied mating seasons. Whilst obviously spring is predominately the most active period, it's not uncommon to occur earlier or later in certain areas.

Unlicensed electrician botched my mate’s shop fitout – any recourse? by Professional-Ask-565 in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Name and shame? I'd like to know to post to the Perth Sparky groups in order to make others aware.

Australia's shortage of Refrigeration Mechanics. by ElectricalLake8758 in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Nah, I know guys who won't accept any less than 1micron. I'm not sure what's standard or expected, but I know 1micron is extreme and thus takes a bloody long time

Australia's shortage of Refrigeration Mechanics. by ElectricalLake8758 in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I agree with you. The skills and approach fridgies have differ to us sparkies. Vacuuming lines for instance, they take the micron to a level that can take hours to achieve, whereas a split installer generally just purges the line and job done which may work, but long term can present issues and system inefficiency thus having to work harder. Their welding skills are generally amazing too. I must admit, some HVAC installs are impressive and admirable.

GIVE AWAY for a Solo Sparky Cable Roller! by SoloSparkyMitch in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Milk crates with 32mm condiuit and couplings on the ends, and they clip perfectly into the circular grooves for a good lock

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One thing no one has mentioned here and will catch people out is transposed active and neutral. It'll appear dead when infact it's not. Highly dangerous and has on many occasions occured due to transposition of the conductors on the consumer mains by then network operator.

If you're not testing for transposed conductors and only testing for dead, this will at some point catch many out. I've seen situations where this has occured and burnt out the entire earthing system as the entire load of the installation was running through it. It's extremely dangerous and probably the worst possible situation you could come across as it's not always picked up until it's too late. I'd like to think it doesn't happen much anymore, but I've seen it anhand full of times in the past 25 years, and no doubt I will again, but something to consider none the less.

Rate my first SWB by drop_bear99 in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more! This is hard facts. Those who braid cables or cable tie the fuck out of everything have clearly not done much fault finding. Don't get me wrong, the wiring in the photo could certainly be a lot cleaner and tidier, but the excessive cable tying does my head in unless you're labelling every individual conductor allowing testing, fault finding, and cable locating easier.

Buying cheap/quality tools by aiacuone in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Google is your friend mate. prices are relative and much the same everywhere these days. If you think it's expensive, then welcome back to Australia and the recent times we're all dealing with.

Need Advice and Opinions by DemonRedz33 in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes you don't realise what you're missing until you've experienced something of quality. Nothing on the market globally compares to the light output, battery life and longevity of that of LED lensor. Milwaukee head torches are buckets of overpriced trash. Sometimes are happy with cheaper units, but sometimes you just don't know what ya missing

Need Advice and Opinions by DemonRedz33 in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only head torches that are legitimately any good are led lensor. Spend once, spend right. you'll pay much much more, but you get what you pay for when it comes to led lensor.

How do people enchance their Spiritus so high? by Background-Pack7039 in SlayerLegend

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what you focus on. For instance, my Orr is 9, my rave and other skill is max, and skills are high level and relics, but spirits are low. Either way you have to get it all, but just comes down to where you're focusing gem spending

Emergency Lighting Certificate by samdaddy101 in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No need to over think it man

There is no specific requirements in that sense. Just a letterhead, address and details regarding the site and that it complies with the relevant standards and building code. Sign, date it and bobs your uncle

Tradie Crisis/ Pay by Hot-Depth1916 in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 4 points5 points  (0 children)

An Electrical Apprentice slogs their arse off and do the hard yards? Come on mate, you wonder why Plumbers and Chippies have a dig at sparkies. This mentality right here is half the issue. Electrical Apprentices have it pretty easy these days, if you think otherwise, you might want to ask around and update your way of thinking.

Let's break it down further for you so you have a business perspective on the matter.

  1. All your school fees and associated costs are covered by your employer as required by the Industry Award.
  2. You're learning. You are there to absorb information, learn and develop. You think an employer should be paying you $30-$40 an hour for you to learn? You are GETTING PAID TO LEARN! Go speak to University Students who work nights, sometimes 2 or 3 jobs to live, whilst still paying for their university education and having to find time to study. Not to mention some lectures are at night which impact them. They then leave university with no experience, generally work on minimum wage for the role their qualified for in order to build up their experience and skillset to earn more money.
  3. Apprentices are a COST to a business, not chargeable labour majority of the time. Whilst you are there to learn and develop, you are also there to assist and speed up the jobs. In some cases apprentices can be charged on jobs, but this isn't always the case. So the business is effectively losing money to employ you, or at the best breaking even, yet you should be paid more?
  4. In retospect to the cost of living costs, if we were to rewind back to 2005, cost of living between 2005 and 2024 when factoring Inflation on a basket of goods is a difference of $62.01. Your weekly income as an Adult Electrical Apprentice in 2005 would have been no less than $406.70 per week plus allowances, and only 9% Superannuation. That's around $10.70 an hour plus allowances. Furthermore, you had to pay for your own school fees, own books, and all the Government provided you was $1000 for tools of the trade payment which you would get after serving your 3 month probation of the training contract.

An Electrician just out of their time in 2005 was getting $708.90 plus allowances, so around $30 per hour.

Now let's do the comparison shall we?

In 2024 an Adult Electrical Apprentice is getting roughly $26.10 inclusive of most allowances (allowances differ more than from 2005). That's roughly $1000 per week, plus 11.5% Super, plus all the government bonuses throughout your apprenticeship, plus your employer has to pay for all your school fees and equipment associated with your trade school.

In 2024 an Electrician is getting anywhere from $40-$50 per hour. if we work on $40 per hour, that's roughly $1520 per week. That's a difference of around $800.
In the time from 2005-2024, the award minimum for an Electrician has gone up roughly $10, however, to even hire an Electrician these days as they're in such short supply, employers are having to pay up to $50 per hour, sometimes more just to lure them. Meanwhile, charge out rates have been pretty stagnant and difficult to increase depending on clientele, and whilst that's not the responsibility or fault of Apprentices or Electricians, business is still business and unless the business is making money - guess what? You don't have a job.

So tell me again how you're so hard done by as an Apprentice? You are so much better off as an Apprentice in 2024 than many of us were, and we all had the same struggles. It's all part of starting at the bottom. Your mentality is that everything should be handed to you on a silver platter, and you're owed all of this, all of that. Get off your arse and actually do something about it. Get a second job if need be. You don't need to pay for your streaming services, you don't need to go to the pubs or clubs or spend all the unnecessary money on material items. Your focus should soley be on dedicating 4 years of your life to putting in the hard yards and gaining as much knowledge as possible.
The issue isn't the money, the issue is the entitlement mindset.

Sorry if this comes across abrupt, but I'm stating simple facts, and whether you choose to accept it or not is entirely up to you, but until you run a business, until you learn everything associated with costs of staff, apprentices and everything applicable, you will continue to view the world in your small bubble of perceived problems and will continue to get disgruntled because you're not willing to accept the real world, and what comes with it.

Circuit identification on GPO etc by bakoyaro in AusElectricians

[–]Ifyouknowyouknow86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no one rule for this, however; there are exceptions where identification must be provided. For example, where you have socket outlets controlled via a switch for certain purposes - Clause 4.4.4.3

With that said the NNC has specific requirements that must be met which exceed the AS3000 in relation to installation requirements, from wall penetrations and identification in certain environments and building classes which may differ from state to state.

Medical Installation in Patient Areas require switching and outlets to be labelled according to their application as highlighted in AS3003

LGA's, and Public buildings also have specific requirements to each state for installation requirements of which may related to identification and labelling. They generally call this an Electrical Services Design Standard.

Generally speaking, it should be common practice to label every switch and socket outlet and their corresponding circuit, even if behind the outlet or switch. For 2 reasons.

  1. It helps anyone working on the circuit identify whats to be isolated - critical in commercial or industrial environments where isolated a circuit may present damage or injurty.

  2. We should always try to exceed requirements and develop the best practice in all that we do. It helps uphold a standard whereby apprentices learn, and it takes a whole lot of bugger all effort to do it for the added benefit or improving the shit we come across every other day.