Just some clarification please.
Max demand for cooking devices.
OSG says 10A + 30% of "connected cooking appliances in excess of 10A + 5A" if a socket is available in the isolator. The oven and hob are two devices. Does the 15A apply to both of them or just the first one?
eg: Oven 4.8 kW Hob...
Hello I hope you are well, I have a question regarding this light fitting (BELL 10361 Retro Vintage Half Lantern - Black, PIR, IP54) on the product data sheets it states the max lamp that can be fitted is 42W is that 42W total or equivalent it doesn't state? So would a 18W LED GLS be unsuitable...
Hi all. Constant current LED lighting is a new concept to me. Not that difficult to get the head around, but I cannot find an answer to the following question:
How do I determine the maximum length of a ELV LED lighting circuit powered by a constant current driver?
For a constant voltage ELV...
Thought i would put this out there for any experience faced with this design issue.
TP Immersion heater 11KW, has built in contactor, coil voltage 400V
I want to bring in the immersion heater via control system and ideally not alter the immersion heater package.
The control system can operate a...
Something I'm not quite getting.
In table 7.1(i) of onsite guide the max circuit length of (for example) a lighting circuit on 6 amps, with rcbo and wired in 1.5mm is 106 meters.
Where does this 106 meters come from because if max volt drop allowed is only 3% for lighting, 106m works out to 8%...
How does max volt drop for 25mm or 35mm feeds to sub CU work.
Do we for example allow only 1% drop on the 25/35mm so we can keep 2% drop for lighting circuits and 4% for power circuits, or is there any where else in the regs that gives specific figures on maximum allowed volt drop? Any...
Hey all im just trying to learn max zs values from a NICEIC chart i have, now learning these values isnt a problem but the sections reffering to bs3036 fuses and type D mcbs both have two lists of readings - one each for 0.4s and 5s trip times - where as the sections for type B and C only have...
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I was always taught the gas and water bonds should have a continuity ideally with a maximum of 0.05 ohms, is this a exact maximum or a rule of thumb and if it was higher than this what coding would we give it? I had a look through the codebreakers booklet but could not bit see an...
Would anyone know the max tripping time for this earth leakage device?
I’m guessing 500ms it’s time delayed but I know that figure is for RCDs and RCBOs, I tested it at 560ms
Thanks
Maximum Earth Fault Loop Impedance for OverCurrent Device was calculated
230/(MCB Rating*5) * Rule of Thumb
is that correct?
And how are they worked out now after Amendment 3?
Hi all.
I am seeing different figures here all over the net, table3a (p363) states a 30ma RCD has a trip time of 300ms max.
So at 5x is the maximum 60ms? I seem to recall 200ms and 40ms for a 30ma and these are the figures I am seeing over the net...
Please I just want the correct figures for...
I have been asked to do some work on a large 25 room mini mansion spread over 3 old properties made in to 1 with 6 consumer units on a single phase 100amp supply. The total loading of the breakers is 452 amps if I apply diversity at 40% I arrive at 180.8amps demand but this dose not take in to...
Sorry further on from last post, TNS system, Zs can’t be achieved on final circuits, getting 1.08 Zs on a B63 0.69 but protected by 167 ohms, poor design cable runs are too long and R1+R2 proves this, now I’ve spoke with my boss about what to record in Max Zs is it 0.69 or 167 ohms as all...
What output current will I get if I have an input voltage of 700 volts at 1 amps and if I step the voltage down to 230 volts what would be the max amps I'll get.
Local caravan site, 16/2C swa out have 3 or 4 Electric points with 2 x 16amp sockets on one circuit protected by B63 MCB now, TNS system Main RCD 100/300 mA protecting MCBs, now I’m testing and getting Max Zs of 0.99 when permitted is 0.69 so pointlet de rating to 50 amp, I don’t like the idea...
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I've been trying to work out whether a doorbell will work with approximately 16m run of bell wire. I've tried to find out volt drop, resistance (to calculate volt drop), or even CSA of typical bell wire. But no luck. I tested an approx. 3m length with my MFT and got 0.87 Ohms. That...
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Whats your thoughts on using a 3core & earth to run x 2 final circuits? I have x1 three core & earth feeding contactors for emergency lighting. L1- fed from a 6A mcb is feeding a switched pole on a NO contactor, L2- fed from a different 6A mcb also feeding a pole on a NO...
I am looking to add a 240v 50 amp circuit breaker to this panel for a welder. But (in the top left of the pic) is says that it is 40 amp max pole. Am correct to think this means i can only add a 40amp 240 volt circuit breaker?
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