Just after people's opinions seen this a few times and although not incorrect still makes me think:
Three phase board 8-12 ways usually linked out to run on a single 230V supply.
Seen second hand boards converted using bus bar to make in affect a 36 way single phase board.
Always have been...
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Just did a three phase consumer unit, tested insulation and continuity before commission tested three phase in correct order. When I switched on it sparked and took out l1 and l2 fuse, incomer has two faulty lock screws at top apart from that any other ideas ?
Hi guys, as the title suggests just trying to get my head round three phase sequence testing, if I understand it correctly this is confirm that the three phases are in sequence.....obviously :)
Now as I understand it this is obviously a live test and a three test leads are connected to L1 L2 L3...
Hi guys,
Just finished a job installing communal lighting and power in 7 blocks of flats,
The supply for each building is the same a TNS 3 phase cutout with a feed jumped off one of the phases to the meter and from the meter supplying our single phase CU, the flats are then jumped off various...
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Good evening,
I had to troubleshoot a three phase milling machine earlier. I'm not especially hot of plant like this, but i'm quite confident that the control system is good, but that the motor is faulty, In that when power is applied it pulls the breaker.
It's a 1HP 3 phase motor,drawing...
Hi all, I'm new here so :flowers:
I have a small industrial unit with three phase and single phase installed. The single is obviously for lights, standard sockets, phone, computer etc and is working perfectly.
The three phase supplies a tyre changer (10A breaker) and an air compressor (20A...
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Hello there,
I want to connect a three phase 4.4kW motor in star/delta and I have wiring diagram, but I want to know what parts exactly need to do it. If anyone can help me, please?
Thank in advance
Hi all, I have a customer who wants a new kitchen. Previously he has paid for an NICEIC electrician to wire in countless under floor heating throughout his house on one 32amp breaker, I calculated potential 60 amps if they were all on at the same time. He/she has since gone out of...
Hi Folks,
I have a question about a property in Spain and its power supply
I think I have messed up with my electrical company and asked them to supply me with a lower potential than I require. The house did have a 12,000 KW supply, I asked for a night rate and in order to get this I had to...
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This is my first post on here; I am a semi-retired (due to my knees being knacked.) Worked most of my 40 years on the domestic side ie rewires, kitchens, central heating etc not a lot on three phase. Been asked now by a mate to upgrade electrics in a shop premises, the upgrade...
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I am talking to some people at the moment who wish to install 10KWp on a single phase of a three phase supply. The single phase supplies the house and they want to make as much as as they can from the system.
Assuming all is well with the DNO etc. I would propose two 5KW single...
75kva 3phase
Maxcurrent per phase 108A
Outgoing feeders from genset 4C 35mmsq cable + 16mmsq CPC
Earth conductor from genset earth point to earth electrode = 50mmsq
Question: why 50mmsq? Isnt 16mmsq sufficient since cpcs are sized at S/2 half of phase conductors. Are earth conductors to earth...
Hi chaps got a job coming up wiring in a kiln. We put it a single phase one in a wile back ran in two three core swa's one did the kiln the other did the a consumer unit. Customer now wants a three phase kiln put in and do away with the consumer unit as its no longer feeding anything, both swa's...
I have a three phase dis/board with a measured PFC of 10 kA across each phase (20 kA total) and a Ze of 0.03. The origin is 100 amp BS 1361
type IIb x 3 and the tails are 1.5m long. The MCB's are type B and have a short ciruit rating of 6 kA, should these be changed for 10 kA or higher.
The...
Hey,
I had a quick look though the forum and although there was a few bits about 3 phase inverters nothing quite answered the questions I had.
So we plan to do our first 3 phase job… we have done hundreds of the usual 4kw etc… the job will be 30 panels (250watt) and we plan to use a 7000 Soalr...
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