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Why would I be getting 94v between cpc of twin and earth terminal at DB?
Connected into rcbo with the other end 3 cores separated, nothing connected.
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I would be happy to hear your opinion about wiring RCBO inside switchboboards, panels. Here I attached some example.
We have 9...
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in the old bpg4 it stated
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OSG Pg.40 says:
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18th 2nd amendment comes in, in Sept.
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To be fitted in residential blocks of 6...
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