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anyone tapped into a streetlight for power ???

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Old 24-05-2009, 11:47 PM
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i install street lights for a living and while it can easily be done i really wouldnt recommend doing it! mainly because you WILL get caught eventually and they will prosecute you for doing it.
Old 25-05-2009, 01:16 AM
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que "either of you lads want to do a foriegner"
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i wont be hooking up to a streetlight lol


i cant belive how many replies this threads got lol ,


i am however tempted to go speak to my local council , to see if theres anything they can to to supply me power , maybe on a coin based meeter or sumthing ,


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Old 25-05-2009, 05:48 AM
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Old 25-05-2009, 08:37 AM
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Bloody hell i dont think some people can take a joke lol.I know Beefy is mad but he isnt that mad lol.
Old 25-05-2009, 08:45 AM
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Contact EDF and request a quotation for a connection of service. For street lighting we typically pay about £500 for a new service as long as additional trenching to get to their cable isn't required. that is for an unmetered supply though and you will of course require a metered supply.
Old 25-05-2009, 08:52 AM
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Im no expert with generators/electrics, but would this work?:s http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/portable-pro-u...3A1%7C294%3A50
Old 25-05-2009, 09:06 AM
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Brown to blue. . blew to bits!

Go for it beefy
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Originally Posted by cossiegreg1
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Old 25-05-2009, 10:39 AM
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You have got to be the biggest pikey on here for this thread?

Stealing power from a street light would never even enter my head? Why not just go through the proper channels and do it legit
Old 25-05-2009, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by timrud
You have got to be the biggest pikey on here for this thread?

Stealing power from a street light would never even enter my head? Why not just go through the proper channels and do it legit

stop been such a killjoy
Old 25-05-2009, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by timrud
Why not just go through the proper channels and do it legit
Initial Cost of stealing power from a street light = NIL
Running costs = NIL

Cost of obtaining power legitimately = £1000 + (depends on cable length / access)
Running costs = Something.

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Old 25-05-2009, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by timrud
You have got to be the biggest pikey on here for this thread?

Stealing power from a street light would never even enter my head? Why not just go through the proper channels and do it legit


shut up you fucking tit , ive already stated that i wasnt going to do it ,


jeezus , i bet your one of those fucking people who spends all days spying on your neighbours to see if they use water during a hosepipe ban .



get over it fella

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Old 25-05-2009, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by -beefy-
shut up you fucking tit , ive already stated that i wasnt going to do it ,


jeezus , i bet your one of those fucking people who spends all days spying on your neighbours to see if they use water during a hosepipe ban .



get over it fella

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Old 25-05-2009, 02:42 PM
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I could lend you my hamster, rig his wheel up to a dynamo or something? The little fooker could probably power the whole national grid with the speed his legs go!
Old 25-05-2009, 02:47 PM
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i would tread very carefully on a public forum like this, i also wouldnt make a reply once said deed has been done
Old 25-05-2009, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 999
i would tread very carefully on a public forum like this, i also wouldnt make a reply once said deed has been done

what deed , im not doing it !!!

i was meerly asking if anyone had , feesability ect ,

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Old 25-05-2009, 04:17 PM
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You are scum Beefy. You remind me of my neighbour, using his hose pipe when we are on a ban. Three times this week I have caught him at it. All on tape, and all documented with high resolution images.

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Originally Posted by Benni
You are scum Beefy. You remind me of my neighbour, using his hose pipe when we are on a ban. Three times this week I have caught him at it. All on tape, and all documented with high resolution images.

Benni.
Did he beat up your wife and smash your camera?
Old 25-05-2009, 05:19 PM
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Cut out the middle man (Just wire directly to a pylon)all you will need is wellys for insulation and just to be sure a pair of those plastic glooves you get from the garage should protect you from any shocks.

Just remember red is live,brown is earth and yellow is the best clour for a smartie and you will be fine

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Old 25-05-2009, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Benni
You are scum Beefy. You remind me of my neighbour, using his hose pipe when we are on a ban. Three times this week I have caught him at it. All on tape, and all documented with high resolution images.

Benni.

Your name is not Dojj is it as I could imagine him doing that to his neighbours then moaning on here
Old 25-05-2009, 06:26 PM
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its a doddle i no a full on car fore court that ran its gaff of a street light i must stress he's in jail now for fraud as he got court after a yrs of doin it though
Old 25-05-2009, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich170
Did he beat up your wife and smash your camera?
I'm having a bad day, and I do not follow. Is it Dojj being abused again?
Old 25-05-2009, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Benni
I'm having a bad day, and I do not follow. Is it Dojj being abused again?

Where have you been benni? Did you really miss May's most retarded thread?
Old 25-05-2009, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Benni
I'm having a bad day, and I do not follow. Is it Dojj being abused again?
https://passionford.com/forum/genera...me-please.html
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