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  1. H

    surge protection device for fire alarm.

    Will be installing a fire alarm system shortly.The site is rural tncs overhead supply from nearby transformer. After reading the osg and the green book,it appears,I need to fit a device at the intake position and another at the fire alarm panel position.Any advice of on the install would be...
  2. C

    Mains surge blowing eurotherm controllers

    On Saturday evening there war a huge mains surge that left all our eurtherm controllers fried. All fuses were in tact. How can this happen? Great forum.
    • chris_topher
    • Thread
    • blowing fuses inverters mains surge voltage
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. A

    electrical surge protection

    will a RCD provide surge protection?
    • alan2803
    • Thread
    • electric electrical protection surge surge protection
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. S

    Surge Protector Adapter

    Hey everyone, Just to pre-warn you - my knowledge of electrical stuff is limited to changing a fuse. I have a computer (monitor, tower unit, speakers) plugged into a surge protector adapter thingie, I got the computer (it's well over 6 years old) about a month ago and have had it plugged...
    • Starlight
    • Thread
    • adapter surge surge protector
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. D

    Surge Protection Devices

    Hi guys. Who knows where i can get a simple explanation of these devices and how to use them. Yes i have looked at the big green book [ sec 443 ] and i am struggling. Reg 443.2.1 says that if no overhead lines supply an installation then no additional protection [S.P.D.] is needed as long as...
  6. whinmoor

    May Cause a Surge in Interest...

    We could be about to see a new round of price hikes from the Big Six: BBC News - SSE to raise gas and electricity prices
  7. Jimmy Boy

    Surge Protection devices

    Hi lads tried a quick search nothing came up, hope you can help, the IT dept has asked me if it is feasible to fit an SPD in the tails before the CU to protect the whole building against V spikes, anyone have experience of knowledge of these ? Thanks Lads J
  8. prospark

    surge protection or not

    1/.please can anyone clarify whether it is now mandatory to install surge protection devices in domestic installations for new installations and or rewires. 2/.Also is it correct that if a lightening protection system is in place you need both type 1 and type 2 surge protection ?
  9. D

    Surge recorder/monitor

    Just interested where I could hire/buy a surge monitor/recorder, A friend of mine may be having supply voltage fluctuations (see my other post in tell us your faults.) Any help or advice, or suggestions. Thanks.
  10. D

    Surge protection

    I would like to know do you have to fit anti surge protection on solar pv on the AC and DC side to commerical installations
  11. D

    Type 1 Surge Protection - Second opinion required

    Hello chaps, With the advent of amendment 1 and Surge Protection playing a big part now I need a second opinion on a job I'm quoting for at the moment. I'll admit my experience with these devices is zero apart from the usual Type 3's that are common place now in homes. I am rewiring a church...
  12. D

    Surge Protection for Church

    Hi All, Can anyone suggest a wholeseller that sells Type 1 SPD's? I have tried all my usual places but cannot find anything other than the usual plug in type. I am quoting for a rewire of a Church, which obviously has a lightning conductor in the spire so it definately needs an SPD, but I...
  13. A

    Domestic

    Hi there, looking to get back on the tools after a spell out of the industry due to looking after a family member. Just recieved the new regs book and just wondering if domestic installations apply to Surge protective devices or not? it seems to me that it does not in most cases, but just wanted...
  14. W

    Surge protection?

    Hi Apart from the usual protection devices mcb's, rcd's, string fuses, etc are any of you fitting spd's to the a/c and d/c circuits, especially on large installs? Cheers
  15. W

    2391 questions regarding surge protection devices

    Hello, I would be grateful if anyone could check my answers for those two questions and see if it's correct or not? State the a) tests for insulation resistance to be undertaken on a 230V circuit containing surge protection devices which cannot be disconnected Test between L-E, L-N and L-N b)...
  16. La Poste

    What do you think caused this fault?

    An electricity firm should "accept liability" for damage caused to 400 houses by a power surge in Blackburn, the town's MP has said. ENW said the power surge was caused by a cable fault on the electricity network in the area at 10:00 GMT on Tuesday. BBC News - Shear Brow power surge: Straw...
    • La Poste
    • Thread
    • aus cable fault network surge
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia
  17. M

    Surge protection

    Me: Hi, can I have price for a 12 way board with surge protection please. Edmunsons: Errrm, hang on I will just check....... No we dont have one. Me: Okay, what about a stand alone one I can use up front? Edmunsons: We dont have any, never been asked for them. Me: Really? Okay I will...
    • Mark_Burgess
    • Thread
    • aus protection surge surge protection
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  18. D

    Surge protector cable length (quick question)

    Hello all. I'm hoping someone can answer this (probably simple) question I have... I just bought a surge protector mini extention cable to keep with my laptop. It comes with a moulded 2 meter cable, standard UK plug on the end of it, and on the bottom of the unit, the words: NON REWIREABLE...
    • dennis123123
    • Thread
    • aus cable length question surge surge protector
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  19. ringer

    Surge protected extension leads trip rcds

    Spent hours today tracing a NE fault (IR=0.29Mohms) on ring main. Unplugged everything I could and then split the ring down. Eventually narrowed it down to three double sockets which seem to be on a spur. Different colours at start and end of spur so no doubt a jb under the floor somewhere...
    • ringer
    • Thread
    • aus extension great leads plugged protected rcd rcds sockets surge trip
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  20. G

    Is there such thing as a double socket with built in surge protector

    After a double socket with surge protection to be used to supply a pc. Can you get such a thing.
    • geordie
    • Thread
    • aus built double protection socket surge surge protector thing
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
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