Din rail connectors linked?

[uksparks]

Hi,

ok to follow on from my 12v relay question, I know how I want it all connected.

The next part of the jigsaw is that I need to mount everything on a dinrail.

i presume you can get these, what I need is din rail connectors where I can join say 6 together so that I have 6 common neutrals or lives etc?

do you know what I mean and if so can you pointe in the direction of where to get them.

i have never panel building if this is what you could vaguely call it do not clued up on what's available.

 

[uksparks]

I think I have cracked it then by the looks of it! Im quite pleased with this!

Thanks very much for all your help everyone!

 

[davesparks]

And the diode thing,

Diodes block current in one direction and allow it to flow in the other, so on AC a diode will act like a standard dimmer set at 50% and block half of the waveform.

 

[DPG]

And the diode thing,

Diodes block current in one direction and allow it to flow in the other, so on AC a diode will act like a standard dimmer set at 50% and block half of the waveform.

Some hoovers (sorry, vacuum cleaners) used this method for the 2 speed switch. Daz

 

[uksparks]

How does this look as an idea? Tell me I'm mad and it's overkill.

 

[uksparks]

The only snag I see with this is there's no way of individually switching each light feed. Can you get anything smaller than an MCB to switch them?

 

[davesparks]

Jesus Christ! You can't have the permanent live from one OCPD and the switched live from another OCPD, this is the bare basics of electrical installation!

And you've got a 2 pole relay already so why use 2 seperate relays?

 

[uksparks]

Oops I see that, I didn't think it looked right! Doh I am more than aware that you can't do that!!

 

[uksparks]

I didn't mean for it to be like that, I'll redraw it now

 

[davesparks]

Draw it properly as a circuit diagram and it will make a lot more sense to you than drawings where everything is just rectangles with wiggly lines joining them together.

And it might save you from digging yourself into a hole on here!

 

[uksparks]

Try this

 

[uksparks]

I tend to draw things as I see it rather than a schematic that will probably confuse me

 

[davesparks]

That drawing is far more confusing than a half sensible circuit diagram. You've still just got a bunch of rectangles with a load of lines joining them together. There's no way you can actually wire anything from that, it gives no clue as to what is connected to what!

 

[trev]

Tom how the hell is that supposed to work when you have a live bypassing your contactors?
You need to draw it out as a schematic mate, it'll make a lot more sense

 

[uksparks]

That drawing is far more confusing than a half sensible circuit diagram. You've still just got a bunch of rectangles with a load of lines joining them together. There's no way you can actually wire anything from that, it gives no clue as to what is connected to what!

I agree and it's taken on board, but as a rough idea for how I want it to work I now have a shopping list and can visualise it in my head!

dont get me wrong though, a nice diagram would be good, but this will suffice, it's resolved my problem and now know what to get .

 

[uksparks]

It's like a new language Trev, only I understand it.

tje live going past the contactors is the permanent live,