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There is no such thing as an unidirectional RCBO. An AC current changes direction 100 times a second. If there is a device that filters DC, why not...
Yes, this is the most common. Some places have male earth pins in the sockets but the plug was standardised in that shuko socket over 30 years back I ...
I had a read and I still cannot understand the below. We are talking about the direction of power flows. The direction of the current changes directio...
Welcome! I did something similar (look at brands) when I was looking for what I think is the most common case of replacing a fossil fuel system with a...
I had a look for this and it seems this is not a concern elsewhere. The report from the manufacturer´s association (that includes the logos of a wi...
I mean courts, police, an id register (or perhaps one can be built based on the NI and HMRC registers).. tried and tested infra like our finish friend...
What I meant to say was: The real value of regulation can only happen when people doing boxticking and being encouraged by the fact MCS is not "clo...
That makes sense. We have similar views of what our democratic system, where people have mostly voted for a smaller role for the state, including in t...
Even if the voters ask to have more representative experts, the local or county councillors aspiring to national will insist on acquired rights... It ...
I have to admit we have been recently on the iPlayer enjoying Yes minister. 😂 In an early career, I consulted for some gov "companies" and i...
Ok, I did not mean to blame civil servants and they do not make the decisions. They have the right to defend themselves from being directly blamed for...
@editor My theory is they are a useful buffer/scapegoat for civil servants. The lack of regulation would still lead to difficult questions at the s...
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