Switchgear Brand Identification

[Lister1987]

I'm working on a 'what brand is this mcb, what works with it, who sold it, this brand is made by...." type thing and could use hive mind input

At the minute it's just images of mcbs with brands on but anything I can get about each one will really help, looking to make a single resource for brand identity and compatability.

I suspect our dearly departed Lucian would have been excellent with this type stuff. Any help appreciated

Doc can be found here (too big to upload); Chargement de Google Docs - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a9AKBj8l8l7vgIrpa8e4ekIHiTwwpV7E/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=118212366020648206333&rtpof=true&sd=true

 

[Lister1987]

Lewden and control gear have the same pictures?

Possibly copy pasted in the wrong place, unless the 2 are compatable

 

[Flanders]

nice work and as others have said some I have never heard of . Willrose electrical sell old mcb etc and have drop down lists of all the makes and models. This may help you create your list I notice Tenby is not on your list

 

[Lister1987]

I'm on Version 4 at the mo, I've uploaded to Google docs and made publicly editable, if anyone can help contribute, or knows which brands are compatible/owned by the same parent company then please throw it up or on the thread.

 

[Flanders]

I'm on Version 4 at the mo, I've uploaded to Google docs and made publicly editable, if anyone can help contribute, or knows which brands are compatible/owned by the same parent company then please throw it up or on the thread.

MEM and bill are the same. Schneider make square D kq and Merlin gerin. Although the same mcb Square d are plug on and Merlin are not. You used to be able to remove the plug on part of the square d mcb so you could fit it in a merlin board but they glue them in now . I think a lot of the no makes use the same casing.

 

[LeeH]

I'm on Version 4 at the mo, I've uploaded to Google docs and made publicly editable, if anyone can help contribute, or knows which brands are compatible/owned by the same parent company then please throw it up or on the thread.

I’ve posted up Mitsubushi already, also another brand I’ve used a long time ago below.

https://www.radwell.co.uk/en-GB/Buy/SPRECHER -AND- SCHUH/SPRECHER -AND- SCHUH/L9-1-DIV-1-DIV-D/

 

[Lister1987]

MEM and bill are the same. Schneider make square D kq and Merlin gerin. Although the same mcb Square d are plug on and Merlin are not. You used to be able to remove the plug on part of the square d mcb so you could fit it in a merlin board but they glue them in now . I think a lot of the no makes use the same casing.

I don't know all the brand nuances so more of this please

 

[happysteve]

My contribution:

Statement of backwards compatibility from Schneider regarding Easy9 and old Domae DBs/switchgear (attached PDF).

 

[happysteve]

Any help the community can be PLEASE DO, some brands may be wholesaler specific; Denmans doing Steeple i think is such an example - handy when the old brand goes but the wholesaler does not. All the nuance crap too like Electrium being behind several brands etc, all this stuff is useful and likely stuff the more....seasoned....sparks will know. Give me everything you got!

Regarding Steeple, this web page from Denmans lists a Lewden RCD, stating: "RCCB 80A 30mA compatible with Denmans Steeple and Curve consumer units."

Edit: link: Lewden 80/30/2A | Lewden 80A 30mA 6KA Type A RCCB (80/30/2A) | Denmans - https://www.denmans.co.uk/den/root-category/Power-Distribution-%26-Circuit-Protection/Consumer-Units-%26-Devices/Domestic-RCDs/Lewden-80A-30mA-6KA-Type-A-RCCB-%2880-30-2A%29/p/2501148587

However...:

(Maybe the Lewden one is compatible with a different Steeple RCD... but clearly not this one!)