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I've just tried doing what I thought was a simple replacement of a plug fascia as the old one got covered in paint during some decorating. Turned off the power at the breaker, ensured the circuits were dead, removed the old plug front, wired in the new plug and replaced the fascia back...
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I am replacing 2 circuit breakers in a Schneider panel board. Board is 3 phase and main switch is Schneider NSX 100. Circuit breakers are Schneider NS100N compact series. Replacing 30 amp breakers with 63 amp identical units. The breakers are single phase units.
my problem is that I am having...
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I have a problem with design current (Ib) and selection of the circuit breaker (In).
If I have a circuit of 7A and I apply no diversity, then Ib = 7A and I select a 10A circuit breaker.
But if I apply diversity and I get, say, 5A, is 5A now the design current Ib? So can I select a 6A...
Hello guys, hope someone can help me with this.
i was carrying out a small job on a ring main (re-fix a socket to a wall nothing major), and noticed that the ring was being supplied from more than one circuit breaker a long with the other ring main in the flat. Obviously i rectified the job as...
I have for sale the following Chint Miniature Circuit Breakers:
7 x CBG B6 (Amp) MCBs
3 x NB1 B6 (Amp) MCBs
4 x CBG B16 (Amp) MCBs
2 x NB1 B32 (Amp) MCBs
3 x CBG B40 (Amp) MCBs
2 x NB1 B40 (Amp) MCBs
2 x NB3LEU B32 (Amp) RCBOs (Partly Used)
£35 for the lot. The MCBs are all unused, they've...
Crabtree loadstar single pole circuit breakers
6FS40C - 40 amp type C - 9 in stock
6FS20C - 20 amp type C - 140 in stock
6FS32C - 32 amp type C - 1030 in stock
All Brand new and in boxes - 10 in a box
60p each plus P&P
P&P is as follows:
£3.35 for 1 - 8 MCBs
£4.68 for 9 - 16 MCBs
£8.60 for...
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I was wondering if anyone could provide any advice on following:
I have PFC reading of 9.6 KA and was wondering what the ruling was for short circuit capacity for individual breakers. There are four circuits in total on the board, each currently with 6KA limit. Should these be changed to...
I have 109 circuit breakers for sale most are new, mainly MEM 32a,16a,20a but have dorman smith,hager circuit breakers too looking for £150, buyer will need to collect
Hi im looking for a list of Circuit Breaker short circuit capacity ratings, that i can stick into my BGB.
list required would be for all fuse types, from BS 3036 to BS88. old and new types protective devices.
Also is there such a thing as fuse wire sizes gauge card? if so can some one point me...
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I am in holidays at the campsite Camping Olhao in Algarve, Portugal and I have in my caravan an air conditioner that consumes about 9 Amps (220V). Unfortunately the electricity sockets available here for the campers are protected with circuit breakers of 6 Amps (220V) and that cannot be...
Hi,
Not sure if this is the best forum for this, but it seemed most appropriate.
What do people do with old circuit breakers / RCBO's etc that they strip out during their work?
I curretly have a fair collection of old breakers, and trying to decide what is best for them. I have considered...
Large Square-D Circuit Breaker with Blue Asbestos | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Dont know if this is real or not but i was quite shocked at this...
What other circuit breakers contain asbestos?
I have just got off the phone to a builder i am doing some work for who says he won't let me use Hager Circuit Breakers as they don't meet british standards. Now i am looking at their brochure and it clearly says they do. Has anyone else had this problem? Nothing is ever straight forward!!!!!!!!
Ive just finished testing a small domestic board.Everything fine untill I test the lighting circuits.Readings are as follows
R1+R2 0.89
Insulation resistance >299
Polarity OK
Earth continuity OK
These readings are for the first lighting...
Hi Everyone , i havnt fitted one of these before and i need to do so as a retrofit into and existing panel board. the reson for this is a down grade in their load and therefore i wish to fit a protective device to protect the current wiring against the new lower load. I also intend to fit a...
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