I believe others have used a standard plastic stuffing gland to isolate the amour from SWA, I guess as long as it grips & supports the cable and you cannot access exposed conductive parts from each earthing system at the same time (411.3.1.2) then all is ok
In its current configuration, the earth rod is classed as an extraneous conductive part as currently the PME earth is in use at the workshop.
However you want to isolate the PME earth and change to TT, in that case the earth rod will become the earth electrode for the workshop TT system.
Although you say currently you have an earth rod connected to the PME earth at the workshop, this earth rod could be counted as an extraneous conductive part, if you were to leave it this way with that earth there would need to be a minimum of a 10mm conductor connecting that earth rod to...
The minimum size for a bonding conductors with a PME supply is 10mm
see Reg 544.1.1 & table 54.8
I believe this is todo with high current under PEN fault conditions and the potential for diverted neutral currents
It is up to the designer to assess the risks associated with a broken PEN conductor, and then put mitigation in place to reduce the risk, if the risks are unacceptable.
One way of mitigating against a broken PEN conductor risk is by making the outbuilding TT, although this is not as simple as...
There could be other extraneous conductive parts we don't know about, do you mean do the calculation for the earth rod and cable coming into the building or for the conductivity of the floor
A cable coming to a building connected to an earth rod in the ground surely would obviously bring an...
The situation is:
Power is needed inside a greenhouse to power a specialized greenhouse heater, a timed motorized window opener and a light. The lights can be double insulated but the heater and windows device are both class 1.
The greenhouse has a metal frame that is in good contact with...
In theory both buildings could use the PME earth instead of TT, if you remove the rod at the workshop then there is no extraneous conductive parts at either building so no need for 10mm bonding conductor back to the house.
Although a lot of people would favour the option I just mentioned, I...
Its powering a bit of bespoke made equipment for a theatre, one of the solder lugs inside the connector has broken,
unfortunately there is no space to fit a more standard IEC connector on the equipment, I was going to suggest a stuffing gland and a bit of flex with a plug on, but owner...
You can also get smaller DMX dimmers such like:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/qtx-DP4-4-Channel-DMX-Dimmer/dp/B004CYVZAE&ved=2ahUKEwjl9rWHre7vAhWjhf0HHVKxAeQQFjABegQIBhAC&usg=AOvVaw2caf86m82WFcZiQQCt61j0&cshid=1617874771938
The power input is a standard IEC so a 13A "kettle lead" can power it...
What sizes is the red connector, it should say an amp rating on the side (16A, 32A, 63A or 125A)
You can buy ready made adaptors like this:
https://www.essentialsupplies.co.uk/16a-230v-plug-to-16a-415v-socket.html
Changing the connector on the dimmer pack for one suitable for your...
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