18th Edition - opportunity to have our say?

[Rpa07]

The devices detect arcing from loose connections not short circuits. I wonder if it would trip when I'm messing around with carbon arc lights?

Thanks freddo, I jumped to conclusions with the picture on the link from GMES to the Schneider site - story;

IEC 62606: A first step towards international standards for Arc Fault Protection

It pictures an arc from line to neutral through the insulation. Perhaps someone needs to explain to them what it is!

 

[freddo]

Thanks freddo

No problem!

 

[Dave OCD]

Have you two lost your reading glasses ?

 

[mattg4321]

So if it needs stopping, how can we best get organised to stop it?

 

[PEG]

So if it needs stopping, how can we best get organised to stop it?

Is this Typhoid,Global Warming or Comfort Eating? ...Wot we stoppin' ?

 

[mattg4321]

I'm not worried about them, more about going back to jobs constantly to look at AFDD's that keep tripping for no reason.

 

[Deleted member 93172]

So then to my understanding AFDD's protect the wiring against arc's within the fabric of the building preventing fires, then there is the protection against shock ie RCCD, RCBO's. So there must be a device that gives both types of protection and the question is how big are these little gem's going to be and how many modules are they going to take up in a dis board, then how bloody big a space will you need to site the boards bearing in mind that according to my NIC chap that radial circuits for all areas is the way that things could be going in the future as well.
Life is such a worry

 

[mattg4321]

I read somewhere that you can/could buy combined RCD/AFDD in america but they didn't work so were removed from sale. Not sure how true that is.