Looking for advice with a self made c/u

[martinh89]

Afternoon, I've spent the day looking for an ip55 or above 6way single phase c/u... Its to be installed inside an enw substation and from past experience they don't expect the metal enclosed c/u, so long story cut short, I've got an ip65 enclosure with dim rail but I'm not sure how to fit a neutral and earth bar as its not come with them.. .. Any advice would be much appreciated

 

[martinh89]

Nylon nut and bolt?

Just trying to find that now locally

 

[Moley]

I've got a bag full in the back of my van.

 

[littlespark]

How does this work out with the “same make if breakers in the same make of board” regulation?

 

[Moley]

How does this work out with the “same make if breakers in the same make of board” regulation?

I assume you've never worked at a power station or sub. There are no regulations!

 

[martinh89]

Nylon nut and bolt?

Just trying to find that now locally

I assume you've never worked at a power station or sub. There are no regulations!

I have actually considering I work for the electricity network... Clearly you haven't because any dno set out the standard regs plus there own twist ie ip ratings ect..

 

[DPG]

I think he was replying to littlespark's comment.

 

[Moley]

I have actually considering I work for the electricity network... Clearly you haven't because any dno set out the standard regs plus there own twist ie ip ratings ect..

All my work is at power stations and occasionally subs but I'm normally on HV/EHV with transformers and switchgear. I should have put a on my last post as I've seen some of the work on sites that certainly wouldn't come up to current, or for that matter, previous regs. Some of it is quite new install stuff too. Not by me I should add

 

[Moley]

Yup, I wasn't refering to your work

 

[martinh89]

Fair enough, thought there was a snide comment there ..... I work in power stations and subs lv and hv, I do the lv terms, hv terms and small wiring ... I work under enw, ukpn npg and wpd and all have had different spec

 

[Moley]

No, not directed at your work at all. It was towards the normal 'standard' of site engineer installed equipment. I've yet to come across a site engineer who has any 'normal' electrical qualifications. Most of them would believe you if you told them the 14th edition was the latest release

 

[telectrix]

blank grommet stuck on with gorilla snot glue?

 

[johnduffell]

Just put the whole thing inside a bigger enclosure

 

[martinh89]

I've found a cpc on route tomorrow that have 4mm plastic bolts... Going to put them in...... Lesson learnt though, not ordering materials for a supervisor last minute ever again

 

[shaun1]

Might be a bit late for this one but you could use some din rail terminal strip for a neutral bar (if you have the space to fit it somewhere without it being exposed on the front cutout)

 

[freddo]

All that effort messing about with neutral bars when you could have just stuffed all the circuit neutrals together into the RCDs load side neutral terminal!