A dozen links appeared. Some looked like they were built in 1999, with flashing banners. Others asked for American wire gauges that meant nothing to her. She felt the weight of responsibility. If she got this wrong, copper was $8 a metre. A mistake would cost the company thousands.
The tin roof of the shed creaked as the afternoon sun began to bake the Pilbara region. Inside, Maya wiped sweat from her brow with the back of her hand. Spread out on the workbench were coils of XLPE cable, a dusty copy of AS/NZS 3008, and a tablet showing the blueprint for the new bore pump. cable sizing calculator australia
"Smart girl." Gerry twisted the cap off her ginger beer. "That tool just saved you three days of digging up failed cable. You buy the calculator a beer next time you see it." A dozen links appeared
"Fifty millimetres," he murmured. "Most apprentices would've guessed 16 and cost me a burnout in November. You used the Australian standard one." She felt the weight of responsibility