HackerspaceSG

Project

Workshop rewiring

Dedicated circuits for the heavy tools, so the lights stop dipping when the saw starts.

Rows of wired terminal blocks in an electrical cabinet

Story

The problem

The workshop runs off the same two circuits as the rest of the unit. Start the table saw while the compressor is running and the breaker trips, taking the 3D printers down with it mid-print.

The fix

A licensed electrician will fit a second distribution board in the workshop with four dedicated 20 A circuits, each on its own breaker with earth-leakage protection, and move the heavy tools onto them.

When

The work takes two days. We'll do it over a weekend and close the workshop (not the rest of the space) while it happens.

Where the money goes

Distribution board and breakersS$950
Cable, trunking and socketsS$700
Licensed electrician, two daysS$1,200
Testing and certificateS$150
TotalS$3,000

Backers

  • Shahrul bin NizamS$50
  • Karthik SubramanianS$100
  • Daniel Lim
  • Wai LeongS$100
  • OliviaS$50
  • Bella AzizS$50
  • Rohaya
  • Ethan
  • Amelia
  • Nicholas OeiS$50
  • Meera PillayS$100
  • Soh Kian MengS$150
  • and 2 others

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