Jonathan came in on Saturday to carry on with the never ending task of PAT (Portable Appliance Testing) this time he concentrated on the 26B shop, testing the portable heaters, kettles etc.On Sunday I was joined by Jonathan, John and Simon the full time electrician, Jonathan and myself checked out the fire alarm call points as usual in BBS and The Trackside, everything tested OK and the findings were recorded.
Simon through the week had sorted out the 13A ring main fault in the diesel shed, this turned out to be caused by a spur off the ring main, the armoured cable was causing a short circuit, live to earth.
Simon asked if we would carry on with the rewiring of the Santa carriage M4917 alongside the Carriage & Wagon shed on road one.
We collected our tools and test equipment and made our way down, most of the wiring as now been replaced, so we concentrated on fixing covers back on the conduit runs, hoovering up all the debris from under the seats and heaters, whilst John set about rewiring the four motorised control units.
Lunch was then taken back in our worshop, Simon joined us later in the workshop for some lunch after he had returned from Baron Street yard where he had been installing an electricity supply.
After lunch it was back to the Santa carriage to finish off the cleaning and wiring of the control units, it appears that this carriage had been causing problems with the ETH for some time according to Lee Kenny and Simon.
John found out after some testing, that it appears that three out of the four heating control units are open circuit, Lee said he would try to locate some spares from the scrap line, for us to fit next week.
Simon had gone back to Baron Street yard to finish off the electrical work in the container he had been working on.
The weather had started to deteriate
so we decided to pack up for the day and make our way back to the workshop for a brew before leaving.
That was a good reply, you don't fancy helping us out to test & prove the new wiring do you?