Episodes

  • 86: Battery Storage, Safe Isolation, 2396 and Duty Holder Audits
    Jul 30 2025

    This week we have a catch up and talk through thee battery storage course, safe isolation, control panel assessments and EICRs

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 85: ETT, Surge, NCD, Thermography, Design dilemma, Working away, EV, Talking in schools, RCDs in commercial
    Jul 16 2025
    • Travelling to Northern Ireland to provide training with ETT
    • Surge protection
    • Thermography - camera selection
    • Design dilemmas
    • Working away
    • CPD
    • Temperature limitations of conduit installations
    • Open PEN is it protection or detection
    • EV chargers
    • Talking in schools
    • RCD protection in industrial
    • Facebook groups
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • 84: EICR extent and limitations, coding AC RCDs, bonding, rogue trainers
    Jun 30 2025

    This weeks podcast covers:

    • BS EN 60947-2
    • Arc flash
    • Portfolios
    • EICR extent and limitations
    • EICR coding for AC RCDs
    • PAT safety
    • Portfolio ramble
    • Rogue trainers
    • Bonding extraneous conductivee parts - or not to
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • 83: Site visits, cable bending, DNC update, Solar, Surge protection, Heat pumps
    Jun 27 2025

    This weeks podcast covers:

    • Cable bending
    • Update on Diverted Neutral Current
    • Surge protection
    • Arc Flash
    • IET 01
    • Solar
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    49 mins
  • 82: Managing design, exhibitions training, Volt drop tricks, BS 7430 and Electrical Sequalae
    Jun 9 2025

    This weeks podcast covers:

    • Managing design
    • Delivering training to an exhibitions company
    • 7671 vs 7909 vs 6396
    • Landlord safety
    • Skills development in Scotland
    • This weeks CPD - Dave's trick with volt drop
    • Type B HP RCDs
    • Community question - IR testing
    • Standards - BS 7430
    • Books - Electrical Injury - Electrical Sequalae
    • HND's and HNC's
    • De-skilling electricians


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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 81: Introducing our new co-host and a catch up
    Jun 3 2025

    We bring back the SparkyNinja podcast and begin by introducing our new co-host Dave Betteridge. Discussion cover:

    • Electrical design
    • Largescale EV training at Hager
    • Elex
    • This weeks CPD
    • Type B RCDs
    • EV installs
    • Risk assessment
    • Open-PEN protection
    • Cable life
    • Community question - do we earth metallic copex wiring systems
    • This weeks standard - BS 7454
    • Protection against fault current
    • Accessing standards
    • CPS



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    54 mins
  • 80: BS 7671 - Amendment 4 DPC
    Aug 12 2024

    Paul, JW and David are back a week after amendment 3, it's an extended edition of the DPC of BS 7671 Amendment 4.

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    2 hrs and 28 mins
  • 79: BS 7671 - Amendment 3
    Aug 4 2024

    SparkyNinja is temporarily hosting the e5 podcast.

    In this episode: Paul, JW and the Ninja are Back at it, talking BS 7671 Amendment 3

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    56 mins