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No Earth Wire and RCD Adapter

pigduck — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:56:18 +0800

I am long winded. Bear with me.

1. This past month, I decided to change 1 power socket in my house. The power socket cannot be screwed to the internal box anymore so I was trying to figure out how to fix this. I tried buying those cassette repair devices but they don't work. Don't buy them!

2. In the end I changed it to a dual power socket with an external PVC nut box that I used to hide the hole. I also used liquid nails because I didn't want to drill holes because the socket is below a window. This may be a mistake.

3. Because the internal wires were too short, I had to put wire connectors and extend them with new wires. Previously, the two blacks were wrapped together, the two greens were wrapped together and the two whites were wrapped together. I unwrapped them, and put them into wire connectors and then attached new wires to the wire connectors. All 6 wires were then put into the external nut box where I then put the two black, two green and two red/ white wires into their respective holes in the new dual power socket. It works so far.

4. I used a socket tester to test and noticed no earth wire. I thought at first it's not a problem because all the power sockets in my room said no earth wire. But when I tested in other rooms and the kitchen there was earth wire!

5. I found out 2 rooms + 1 bath (dry) has no earth wire. They are all adjoining to each other. I pressed the button on the socket tester but nothing happened?

6. I spoke to electrician and he didn't seem too concerned except he said don't use heavy appliance in the room. He said only 3 pin plug appliances and metal products will be affected and this was when I recalled that when I used to charge my Macbook Pro I would feel the current when I charged it. Now it all makes sense. He said if I charge laptop and all, it should be OK. He said the lights and ACs should not be affected...

7. He said I can pull an earth wire from a good power socket from another room to a socket in the room(s) that don't have earth wire and it should be OK because it's in a loop?

My questions

1. Could it be 1 power socket that is causing the earth wire now to be broken in the circuit? I remember we had 1 power socket that blew out a multi-usb adapter because we plugged in 2 wireless mics to charge. The power socket still works but if I change it do you think it will solve my earth wire problem? Or if I changed all my power sockets in those 2 rooms + 1 bath?

2. If I bought an RCD adapter (with 3 pin) for certain power points (like bathroom) is that sufficient? Right now, this charges 2 pin appliances only

3. Can this all be fixed at the box and can I add an RCD there or change out the circuit breakers for those rooms?

4. I went to the apartment unit below me to check and noticed only 1 power socket doesn't have earth wire but the rest have in the same areas my rooms. Is that the power socket problem?

I just find pulling a new earth wire from around my house to this part of my house is too much. There must be 1 central point the earth wire is incoming from for this part of my house to be affected and that just needs to be fixed...

Update: OK I added the photos

Freelance Project Manager

pigduck — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:22:58 +0800

Name of Company:

Role:

freelance project manager

Needs to know the project manager terms and tools
Working with a large computer company in Malaysia
Based in kl sentral /cyberjaya
Will work with a UX designer

Remuneration: Updated

Only needed 8 hours a week to be onsite and offsite
6 month contract
Hired as a contractor
RM120/hour

Requirements: preferably with a masters or PM crrtification or a 2-3 years working experience

Contact Person: PM me for more info.

HRV Market

pigduck — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:07:41 +0800

Question:-

1. I noticed a lot of HRV in the 2nd hand market. Why are people selling off their HRVs?

I wanna get views before I add some thoughts.

Looking for Admin staff for a Media House

pigduck — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:12:02 +0800

Name of Company:

PM me for Company Name

Role:

Working on administrative tasks - creating schedules, quotes, making calls to vendors, arranging time

Remuneration:

Requirements:

Best if you're older because this is a stable job. Although we are a media agency, it can get quite interesting with perks from vendors.
Will require you to be meticulous and detailed. Like administration.
Like numbers and putting things in order.

Contact Person:

Me

Hotlink Music Unlimited, Spotify + Payment

pigduck — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 17:47:16 +0800

Questions

1. Music Unlimited Pass
- How come it's not reflected in my Red app? I can't see that I have subscribed it for 7 Days

2. Spotify + Payment
- What happened to being able to pay for subscription with Hotlink? I want to pay with my credit but it's an unavailable payment option

Graphic Designer and Administrator

pigduck — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 23:44:36 +0800

Name of Company: Media Agency

Role:

Remuneration: RM2500-3800

Requirements:

Graphic Design - create web display banners,fb posts, twitter,instagram
Copywriting for social content and banners
Can use photoshop or paint.net relatively well
Likes the technical aspect of design
May want to dabble in video editing
1 - 2 years working experience or fresh graduate
can pick up on the get go

can follow instructions

Contact Person:

PM me with resume
Start immediately

*Part Timer is also valuable - let me know your schedule and we'll work around it - You will need to deliver work the same day though - for graphic design - rate will be discussed

WTH Virtual Personal Assistant

pigduck — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:10:15 +0800

Name of Company: Personal

Role:

Assist with all tasks
- internet research
- internet sourcing
- know how to use powerpoint, word and excel
- can work online and ensure work is delivered
- accessible and responsible via Whatsapp/Skype/email -- 24/7
- can do data entry
- administrative support
- arrange and sort
- other miscellaneous simple tasks
- confidential

Remuneration:

- RM15/hr @ 40hr/week

Requirements:

- fluent English
- good with the computer / internet

Contact Person:

PM me

Nissan Sylphy vs Honda City 2014?

pigduck — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:22:25 +0800

Please don't start on the whole C Segment vs B Segment (Sylphy vs Honda) as the current City V seems to be a fully featured car with items above and beyond other cars (e.g. 3 power points, 2 USB, back air cond vents, cruise control, etc.)

I'm probably going to compare the Sylphy VL and City V.

Sylphy:

RM127,000
Leather seats
Executive feeling
1.8

City:

RM91,000
Soft, comfy seats
Fun feeling
1.5

I'd throw in the new Mazda 3 (RM139,000) and the Jetta (RM136,000) for good measure. The Mazda 3 is a 3 series wannabe and nobody is complaining. The Jetta is refined but fears of high maintenance plague it.

Ignoring that price plays a major factor. Which one would appeal to you more?

Let's look at perception quality - Nissan seems to be less popular. Why? Is it their servicing or the drive of the car? I find the new Sylphy and Teana good-looking - the Teana looks like the new S Class hybrid from the back. Although the new Accord holds it own and is very good-looking too.

I'm planning to do a 45 minute highway drive everyday to and from work and I can't decide which car I like. I want my ride to be comfortable and care-free.

Obviously, if we were compare within the same segment, it would be Civic 2.0S vs Sylphy VL. But I don't find the Civic very appealing. Unless you can convince me otherwise. For both, I'd need to put in a GPS.

I was thinking of an SUV like a Sportage/Tucson vs Subaru XV (looks cheap inside - granted the ASX feels a lot worse) vs CR-V (good car) vs CX-5 (too long a waiting list). So far, CR-V and CX-5 come up tops in this category for me, with the CR-V inching out the CX-5 just because of the long wait list. But do I really need such a large car to ferry me back and forth.

My concern is safety on the highways especially since I drive quite crazily.

Help answer my questions. Looking forward to hearing from sifus.

P1 Pro vs Streamyx 4Mbps

pigduck — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:33:28 +0800

I think P1 Pro is RM100+ more affordable but which is good now that P1 Pro is upgraded to 4.8mbps... streamyx is only 4mbps.... unifi is 5mbps ...

[addedon]January 13, 2011, 12:34 am[/addedon]i called unifi they said no coverage in my house even though the apartment in front of me has.

i checked p1 coverage and they said my house don't have but the tenant downstairs is using p1.

My situation (home networking and UNIFI)

pigduck — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 01:17:28 +0800

I need advice from you guys... 'cos I know you guys can understand before I approach TM Point.

So I've attached the image of where I live with my family. We want to share UNIFI VIP20. 1st floor, 2nd Floor Pt1, 2nd Floor Pt2 & 3rd floor. The copper wire featured is internal wiring.

We torrent, stream Youtube/videos, heavy browsing, etc.

My questions are:-

- how many wireless access points can be connected to the DIR-615 / residential gateway? will speed be affected?

- how many IPTV and DECT Phones can be connected to DIR-615 / residential gateway?

- will i be able to restrict bandwidth per access point? (let's say we have 4 wireless access points, can I allocate 5Mbps per WAP? and bandwidth quota? - 120GB/ 4 units = 30Gb per unit)

- will i be able to assign an SSID to each WAP so that internet is kept separate? (1st floor Internet access only, 2nd floor Pt1 Internet access only, 2nd floor Pt 2 access only and 3rd floor access only)

- is there a wireless access point that can cover the entire coverage area that I've described in the picture?

- how many pcs/notebooks/gadgets can be connected to one access point? (each unit uses 6-8 gadgets)

- will i need to attach an extra WAP to the DIR-615 or will the DIR-615 be able to handle 4 WAPs?

- will there be a speed drop if this is implemented? or something similar?

- is my placement of the VDSL and DIR-615 ok? Or should it be placed elsewhere?

- wireless access points only need a wall socket for electricity, right?

- what wireless access points would you recommend? Less wireless access points the better. I currently have a wireless router already so I can use that, right? It covers the entire 3rd floor where I live. It's kept in the corner shown in the picture. It is 802.11n Netgear.

Ok, hope to hear from you soon. Thanks so much. I have been over this...

[addedon]January 11, 2011, 9:53 am[/addedon]how? No one can help me:(?

Streamyx Questions

pigduck — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:28:09 +0800

1. So it doesn't matter what kind of package I am signed to under Streamyx, they are all capped at 20gb a month?

2. Does Jaring cap usage per month to? How much is it?

3. Will Jaring throttle Rapidshare?

4. Would you guys prefer to pay based on the amount of GB you use a month like other countries rather than being told that it is 'unlimited' when it really isn't? i.e. You pay for 100GB a month at the selected speed e.g. 2MBPS with 100GB bandwidth a month @RM350? 'cos that's how other countries do it right?

Anyway, i'm currently thinking of switching to Jaring. As long as they don't throttle Rapidshare.

Upgrading from 512k to 1Mbps - Worth it?

pigduck — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:03:29 +0800

You think it's worth it to upgrade my current Streamyx package?

Do you guys see a noticeable difference with 1Mbps?

Energy & Space Saving Desktop?

pigduck — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:54:01 +0800

Hi, I'm looking to buy a desktop.

I haven't decided whether to buy a DELL or to build my own yet but maybe all of you can help me.

Because I will be leaving my computer 24 hours a day 7 days a week, I need to know whether I can build an energy saving desktop.

I was looking at a price list and shortlisted the following...

Intel C2D E 7200
Corsair DDR-II 800 C4 (4gb)
320 gb western digital hdd
samsung 20x dvd_/- RW
P5K/ EPU/ Intel P35/ DUal DDR/ S + GbE/ Sata II/ Energy Saving
ASus EN9600GT 512mb DDR3 (256bit)
Samsung 22 inch <<<< can i get 24 inch you think?
Vista Home Premium

I need help with the CPU, Graphics, CPU casin and motherboard... need one that's going to be energy efficient.

my budget's max RM4000. I don't play games. But I do watch videos and surf excessively. Plus, I intend to do some audio and video production-y things.

I want to also install Linux on the side as a second OS.

Another issue - I put my computer near an open door so I need to know if there's some way to prevent dust or anything?

Plus, can you recommend any good computer desks?

thank you!

Do you think it's worth it?

pigduck — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:01:51 +0800

Hi I am looking at buying the Macbook 2.2ghz for RM3700. Is that a good deal?

It's got the same specs I'm guessing

120gb
1gb RAM
Leopard...

Help!

Recording studio rental

pigduck — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:31:13 +0800

Do you know where one can rent a recording studio for a night? Cheaply? KL/PJ area?

I won't know how to work the equipment so will probably need someone to do that...

Anyway, any suggestions?

Beauty School

pigduck — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:49:01 +0800

Hello,

I want to go to beauty school. For personal make-up, hair and grooming. Although I can easily learn through trial and error, it's more fun to learn through from someone experienced.

My requirements:-

- Classes are on weekends (individual/group)
- Classes after 6pm on weekdays
- English speaking
- Stylish, natural and not too Cina
- Price is reasonable

In PJ/Bangsar/Sri Hartamas/Damansara area - KL town is a bit out of the way.

TQ...

Looking for Nikon D50

pigduck — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:26:55 +0800

Hello

want to buy a Nikon D50.

Do you have one you'd like to sell?

Preferably with lens.

Do you know where I can buy?

Looking at RM1300-1500 neg.

How to make a streamyx complaint?

pigduck — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:10:53 +0800

So I called their customer "Care" line but I got a support staff who got fed up with my ample questions. The reason why I had so many questions was because their service was just so bad. Frequent disconnections, connected but can't browse, slow speeds (can't stream videos, can't load speedometer)...and I got told off because I couldn't load the speedometer page and he asked me to do it in the next few days which means cheating me of the RM66 that I pay monthly... he couldn't lodge a report for me because of this.

Anyway, who can I e-mail? They said I can't speak to any of the senior staff because they were all busy and I can't e-mail it in either.

I re-called them 'cos that staff asked me to so I spoke to someone else who told me I can walk in to their TM Point shops or ask her to lodge the complaint for me.

What is the CEO's e-mail address? Any other way?

Malaysia's service provider is not a service provider at all. headache provider more like.

Vista basic can't detect home network

pigduck — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:47:03 +0800

so my comp has vista basic and i've been trying to detect the home network for days but it doesn't want to "discover" it. help!!!

i got a linksys router and my other 2 comps run XP but they can see each other and share files with one another...

the xp comps can see the vista comp but it can't access the vista comp.

however vista can't see any of the comps - it can see the router though.

can someone help me?

LoFi Version doesn't work

pigduck — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:09:42 +0800

You should really get the lofiversion of LYN forums working... it'll help for those who want to browse the various threads without using much bandwidth.... please get it up and running... better than turning off signatures.