is this acceptable

[Farmelectrics]

doing a eicr took cover of board we have a 3 core 70mm swa cable supply to a 3 phase dorman smith db live nuetral earth the live cable is connected to a solid copper link hence making all phases live is this ok something tells me not good practise or am i wrong and what code would you give it if any oh and it had cardboard wrapped around it acting as the shroud

 

[telectrix]

a pic. would be useful.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Are you saying, that the 3phase board has been converted to single phase?

 

[malcolmsanford]

Sorry farm it maybe me, but I can't make out what you mean a 3 core 70mm to a 3 phase DB with a LINE/NEUTRAL/EARTH, well I would think we are a conductor short there if it is a 3 phase supply.

Are you saying you have a SINGLE phase 70mm SWA that is going to a 3 phase DB, and on the LINE conductor is linked together out so it utilizes all 3 banks of protection devices, so rather than BROWN/BLACK/GREY you have BROWN/BROWN/BROWN?

I noticed you never mentioned a main Switch/RCCB/MCB on the DB, which is not needed in the actually board itself and can be separate, so a normal way of connecting such a DB would be through solid copper bar, similar to a bus bar chamber.

Is this what is concerning you?

 

[Farmelectrics]

how would i put the photo on here

 

[Farmelectrics]

yes malc it is a single phase supply but the brown cable is lugged to a solid copper link and the terminated into a 3 phase 125 amp switch how do i get the photo from my e mail box onto the forumn

 

[malcolmsanford]

So frame they have linked out the switch on the supply side. In other words cable is going into L1 then L1-L2 linked and L1-L3 linked via this copper bar.

Well it is not really unheard of to do this, I assume because of the size of the SWA 70mm it would be a devil of a job to have 70x70mm in a termination, both physical size, space for bending etc etc, so for ease they have used a solid cooper link.

The only thing I would be concerned with, is the solid copper link man enough for the duty load

 

[Farmelectrics]

it looks ok the solid link big enough i think it just dosnt seem right to me can any one help getting picture of this on the forumn never posted a pic before

 

[telectrix]

on your post go to insert image ( by the smileys.) upload from pc.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Can't say that I'd be happy about the cardboard being used as a shroud though.

 

[Richard Burns]

Picture is on this thread!
http://www.electriciansforums.net/i...ations/50028-landlords-report.html#post449399

 

[Deleted member 26818]

The copper link looks fine, not to happy about the steel bolt, although it is probably ok.
Get rid of the cardboard .