What’s this? Is it a?

[FatAlan]

Sort of thinking is a big old isolator switch (the lump on the right). TT supply, tails split to small garage DB with supply continuing to main house from this switch. Circa Pete999?

 

[Pete999]

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Like this....2 or 4 fuses

A metal consumers unit!.

 

[Toneyz]

A metal consumers unit!.

Futureproofing for the pending18th coming in even back then.

 

[The Ghost]

Here be asbestos behind the fuses!

 

[Pete999]

Here be asbestos behind the fuses!

Here be asbestos behind the fuses!

It'll be OK trust me!

 

[Lucien Nunes]

There were a couple of very similar-looking products by Bill Switchgear under the 'Crown' name. This one probably does have four 15A ways, but it could equally be a 60A switchfuse and look basically identical. It think Bill might have used the same metalwork for both.

The equivalent MEM product that Lee shows is either a Memspel or Memspan (one is insulated, the other metal, never could remember which is which), or maybe a Memsplit. In the days before the term 'consumer unit' was popular, there were distribution boards a.k.a fuse boxes, which might or might not have an isolator built in or separate. Then there were switchfuses which had only one outgoing circuit. In the middle were the popular units of two or three ways, which were sufficient for a small installation or a part of one, which were sometimes called splitters.

These later 4-way versions are like overgrown splitters. I think some even had two ratings of fuseway, 2x 30A, 2x 15A often used as 5A, so they would provide for a ring, a cooker and two lighting circuits, or whatever.

Always gratefully received if generally complete...

 

[magnoliafan89]

The property its at...any communal lighting. I work in social housing and round various blocks of flats etc someones meter cupboard has one of these in and its a CU for rhe communal lightning. Slowly replacing them though

 

[StephenRowley]

 

[Silly Sausage]

Sort of thinking is a big old isolator switch (the lump on the right). TT supply, tails split to small garage DB with supply continuing to main house from this switch. Circa Pete999?
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What's with the meter attachment and it's big brother on the left? Some kind of telemetry?

 

[telectrix]

What's with the meter attachment and it's big brother on the left? Some kind of telemetry?

early smart meter??? or radio link for E7???

 

[FatAlan]

And the winner is 60A Switch fuse.

 

[Pete999]

And the winner is 60A Switch fuse.
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A lash up in my book

 

[FatAlan]

Am I right in thinking that the out going tails at the top are some sort of mineral insulated cable? They look about 16mm and are on roughly a 7m run to the main DB in the house which has a 100A main switch.

 

[Midwest]

I recall installing those things (not that particular one) when I started circa 1970’s. You know, when there was Austin Maxis and Hillman Imps.

 

[Midwest]

Am I right in thinking that the out going tails at the top are some sort of mineral insulated cable? They look about 16mm and are on roughly a 7m run to the main DB in the house which has a 100A main switch.

They could be, but the round copper sheath cable will be the clincher.

 

[Devonchris]

Yes MI cable. Not sure about the termination through the back of the box though. Would like to see the other side of that. No flat edges on coupling. Dodgy earth connection on to fixing screw because the box is fitted too close to earth terminal on right hand side.

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