Live cable taken straight off busbar..Reg no. required.

[dtec dave]

Evening...Can anyone tell me which reg this breaks??

It feeds a switched fuse.

 

[streamer]

What do you think is wrong with it?

 

[Andy78]

Depends how far away the switch fuse is. Which reg do you think it breaks ?

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Where is it going and how long is it?
Have a look at the regulations on omission of protection for overload and position of devices for protection against fault current.

 

[dtec dave]

The next part of my question should have been 'if any regs at all'.

It just doesn't seem right, those nuts/bolts are to fix the busbars in place, not for additional cables to fix to.

 

[dtec dave]

It's not the fact that it is feeding a switched fuse, that is right next to the db, it's the fact that a cable has been crimped on to a busbar that bothers me, so asked for clarification.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

There are regs, have a look at the regulation I mentioned in post #4 and see what you think.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

I cant think of any regulation that prevents lugging a cable to a pre-drilled bolt on a busbar.

 

[dtec dave]

Ok..that's the answer I was looking for then!!! Cheers

 

[ipf]

I cant think of any regulation that prevents lugging a cable to a pre-drilled bolt on a busbar.

How about the cover missing off the busbars? Note the screw holes.

 

[timbobelfast]

Evening...Can anyone tell me which reg this breaks??

It feeds a switched fuse.

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Is it over 3 meters? Lol

 

[dtec dave]

How about the cover missing off the busbars? Note the screw holes.

I didn't have my pinhole camera with me that day to take a picture with the cover on, so had to take the cover off for the picture! It was only off for seconds..promise.

 

[westward10]

That is a proper lash up and the question you must ask, is this a suitable means of connection as per manufacturers recommendations.

 

[ipf]

I didn't have my pinhole camera with me that day to take a picture with the cover on, so had to take the cover off for the picture! It was only off for seconds..promise.

So, has the cover been adapted/altered to accommodate the extra cable? I wouldn't have thought it was manufactured to.

 

[jackhammerJIM]

That nut hasn't been designed for a cable termination . It breaks the regulation referring to manufactures instructions IMO.