Can you get a shock from a 230v supply?

[dhutch]

Oh well, his surname suggests what could happen if you follow any of his advice...........

Nice!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

You could always wear a BS 951 clamp....

 

[SaladFingers]

It could be entertaining to watch Mr.Cockburn and Salad having a long intercourse.

The floor is yours.

'ey. This has got nothing to do with me.

 

[SaladFingers]

SF - I suggest you do a bit of research:

//www.diynot.com/search/forum-author.php?search=david911cockburn

But perhaps you should start here:

//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=228045&start=0

and here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Illustrated...1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1275373005&sr=1-1-fkmr0


He's also got a fantastic body of work on the IET forum....

My goodness, he's had a book published, then comes onto a DIY forum asking for advice?

 

[SaladFingers]

Is it a possibility that the whole thing could be an unfortunate wind-up ?

Is just what I thought.

What he says really does strike as a wind up, with a lot of biters.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

My goodness, he's had a book published, then comes onto a DIY forum asking for advice?

Yes.

But he doesn't listen to it.

Have you done the "Look Inside" of that book on Amazon? It's a hoot.

Is it a possibility that the whole thing could be an unfortunate wind-up ?

Is just what I thought.

What he says really does strike as a wind up, with a lot of biters.

I had hoped that people would have learned by now....

 

[Simon35]

My goodness, he's had a book published, then comes onto a DIY forum asking for advice?

Yes.

But he doesn't listen to it.

Have you done the "Look Inside" of that book on Amazon? It's a hoot.

Is it a possibility that the whole thing could be an unfortunate wind-up ?

Is just what I thought.

What he says really does strike as a wind up, with a lot of biters.

I had hoped that people would have learned by now....

Just "Looked Inside" on Amazon....wow. The book is 13 pages long, the writing style is abysmal.

 

[EFLImpudence]

The reviews are entertaining, 'too'.

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

The reviews are entertaining, 'too'.

And longer and more factual.

(Damn!! I swore blind never to post in a DC thread)

 

[ban-all-sheds]

He's also got a fantastic body of work on the IET forum....

And yesterday excluded from another place.

Not the IET, surely, given that they gave his book their seal of approval??

 

[EFLImpudence]

Not IET.

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

Not the IET, surely, given that they gave his book their seal of approval??

I take it you are joking there?

 

[westie101]

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Not the IET, surely, given that they gave his book their seal of approval??

I take it you are joking there?

I'm sure that was a claim he made.

 

[Spark123]

My goodness, he's had a book published, then comes onto a DIY forum asking for advice?

Not just the one, there's another one out there too:
http://www.authorhouse.co.uk/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?Book=285946

I found this highly amusing quote from the IET website, sort of sums it up really:

I've described the 17th Edition as dangerous because it fails to comply with the 16th Edition