SparkyNinja

David Watts

Welcome to podcast for the SparkyNinja project. Here we will talk about all things electrical from industry to training and social interactions.

  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    87: Working away, preparing training and earthing challenges

    This week we talk about the challenges with working away from home. Some of the issues Dave W has with preparing training courses and a challenge Dave B has with Earthing design.

    30 August 2025, 12:28 pm
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    86: Battery Storage, Safe Isolation, 2396 and Duty Holder Audits

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

    30 July 2025, 6:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    85: ETT, Surge, NCD, Thermography, Design dilemma, Working away, EV, Talking in schools, RCDs in commercial
    • 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
    16 July 2025, 11:44 am
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    84: EICR extent and limitations, coding AC RCDs, bonding, rogue trainers

    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
    30 June 2025, 6:00 am
  • 48 minutes 31 seconds
    83: Site visits, cable bending, DNC update, Solar, Surge protection, Heat pumps

    This weeks podcast covers:

    • Cable bending
    • Update on Diverted Neutral Current
    • Surge protection
    • Arc Flash
    • IET 01
    • Solar
    27 June 2025, 6:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    82: Managing design, exhibitions training, Volt drop tricks, BS 7430 and Electrical Sequalae

    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


    9 June 2025, 6:00 am
  • 54 minutes 29 seconds
    81: Introducing our new co-host and a catch up

    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



    3 June 2025, 1:42 pm
  • 2 hours 28 minutes
    80: BS 7671 - Amendment 4 DPC

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

    12 August 2024, 8:27 pm
  • 55 minutes 58 seconds
    79: BS 7671 - Amendment 3

    SparkyNinja is temporarily hosting the e5 podcast.

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

    4 August 2024, 8:22 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    78: SparkyNinja/e5 podcast - Lightning protection with Dehn part 4

    Originally recorded in June 2020.

    Dave, Paul and John are joined one last time by Sean from Dehn to discuss lightning protection and risk assessments. You can download the lightning protection guide we refer to here: https://www.dehn.co.uk/en-gb/downloads

    15 December 2023, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    77: SparkyNinja/e5 podcast - Lightning protection with Dehn part 3

    Originally recorded in June 2020.

    Sean Passant carries on in his third hour talking to JW, Paul Meenan and SparkyNinja

    13 December 2023, 8:00 am
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