todays terminations

Maddison · Sep 19, 2014

id like to see some of your.terminations if you have any photos etc.. be good to compare and get some ideas how to improve especially when space is critical.todays terminations turned out reasonably well apart from the two rear neutrals which had to come up.and over but options were limited... 16 x240 XLPE 120mm Earth plus additional 70mm earth

Farmelectrics · Sep 19, 2014

you wont see any of them when the covers on lol

Maddison · Sep 19, 2014

i know but it has my name on it and it wouldnt get signed off if it was a bag of ****

Paul.M · Sep 19, 2014

Not my work btw, I just like the craftsmanship and it also gives a comparison for other pictures.

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SPARTYKUS · Sep 19, 2014

Paul.M said:
Not my work btw, I just like the craftsmanship and it also gives a comparison for other pictures.

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What joy to open up to and see.

Knobhead · Sep 19, 2014

Paul.M said:
Not my work btw, I just like the craftsmanship and it also gives a comparison for other pictures.

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You’ll probably take this as a personal affront Paul. I would never pass that as acceptable, I certainly wouldn’t flag it up as an example for people to aspire to.

I did have to enlarge the photo a fair bit to see the two fire risks. The rest is just a mess.

Paul.M · Sep 19, 2014

Please explain?

Knobhead · Sep 19, 2014

I've got to go out but I'll go through it with you when I get back later. There's a number of points that I think you'll take on board.

a1colly · Sep 19, 2014

Hey tony can you share your thoughts tonight as I'm keen to learn too

stitch · Sep 19, 2014

Me too.

shanky887614 · Sep 19, 2014

Tony said:
You’ll probably take this as a personal affront Paul. I would never pass that as acceptable, I certainly wouldn’t flag it up as an example for people to aspire to.

I did have to enlarge the photo a fair bit to see the two fire risks. The rest is just a mess.

top two cores that are really bent id say, it looks like there is a lot of pressure on that lug

Silly Sausage · Sep 19, 2014

Tony said:
I've got to go out but I'll go through it with you when I get back later. There's a number of points that I think you'll take on board.

Is one of them something we've discussed in detail before?

Knobhead · Sep 19, 2014

I've pinched the pub landlord's lap top.

Archy has picked up on one, eddy currents. The insulators holding the bars are designed to have two bolt fixings. Not a clamping plate with steel bolts causing eddy currents around yellow blue.
Laminated bars should have a steel pressure plate to flatten the lamination to the bar. This can cause hot spots.
The incoming isolator or MCCB should isolate the entire cubical the incoming supply should not traverse it.
The outgoing tails look original, one is leapfrogging the bars.
The outgoing tails should be sheathed.

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Forgot to add, unrestrained singles. Magnetic repulsion can cause havoc and injury under fault conditions. They should be in trefoil or quadfoil cleats.