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I fix other mechanics mistakes all the time its just pathetic really. I now have an apprentice and with in two weeks his picked up more skills then some so called tradesman can manage. I wasent keen to take him on at first but the boss was keen his a fast learner with out the fast mouth he will go far if he sticks with it .
Mine was a different one, Kev. Name is still in use but owned by others now. Their service dept. used to be in Lamington St. New Farm if that gives you a clue.Quote:
Originally Posted by UncleHo
G'day Brian :)
Yeah! think I know who, I was at A&T at the time, now it is just a big hole in the ground,transfered up when marriage went pear shaped,to sort out custody of son,got it too,home state and gainfully employed :) no single fathers pension very hard for a father to get custody in those days cost me a bomb for private care while I was at work,history now,he turned 50 last Monday :D GAWD! it makes me feel old!
cheers
This bit amazed even me:
"He had done this by connecting the brake controller, under the dash to the cranking battery, via a 30 amp auto resetting circuit breaker.
So far sounds OK, but not so.
He has run a length of 5mm AUTO twin from the controller to the circuit breaker fitted near the battery.
This would normally be a length of 6mm AUTO cable, which is 4.5mm2 but as the twin 5mm AUTO means the combined cable size is 5mm2, so that's fine.
But what is anything but fine is that the “EXPERT” has then used a short length of 1mm2 WIRE to connect the circuit breaker to the cranking battery."
I don't know much about this stuff, but even I know a 1mm wire is going to burn long before it sets off a 30am circuit breaker. Wouldn't a 10 amp circuit breaker and at least 6mm wire have been the way to go?
Hi Mick and the problem is worse because the 1mm2 WIRE is before the circuit breaker so the 1mm2 has no protection at all.
I feel really sorry for that D4 owner because the incompetent auto electrician has not only made the D4 owners vehicle a fire hazard, but most reputable auto electricians will not want to touch the mess as they would then be responsible for the vehicle from then on and if they don’t find all the negligent work, they may well be in trouble if the D4 suffers from any faulty work that is missed.
Yes, you have to wonder.
I thought 6mm dual core wire with the negative to an earth and the positive to a 10amp circuit breaker, with a 6mm single core to the battery positive was pretty standard practice. At least, that's the little bit of information I was able to pinpoint as being generally reliable.
Sent from my D1 using overweight hamsters.
Some incompetence referred to in this thread can be understood on the basis that you don't always get the sharpest knife in the draw, however some of this stuff is just outright fraud. Sounds like the automotive servicing industry has it fair share of rogues, although the fraud is not necessarily instigated by the trades you would have to accept they were complicit.
as seen today at work...
1 propshaft bolt missing? 1 inch long weld joining the flanges on the circumference over the missing bolts section.
I'm not sure I want that Perentie!Quote:
Originally Posted by Blknight.aus
not a problem it was on a toymota...
had a funny vibe in it after it had gone in to have a noise sorted, could we have a look and see.