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Yes, there was reason why that section was opened. This thread is one of them.
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Right well if thats what I need to do Ill get it. thats was easy
Now, what are the power ratings of the transformers at 230 volt?
About half an hour too late
Volts drop has different allowances for specific load types although at such low load it may not effect cable size we need to know the load characteristics not just the load rating ...i ask a few times as you haven't responded with an answer we cannot really give assistance... the distance is excessive so for our help you need to answer what we ask ... if it was several meters we could give an educated guess ... the supply has to meet ZS requirements so trip times are met under fault again not to difficult with short runs but 150m is a bit of a run... i have 3 pubs within 150m of my house by comparison.
Nah, don't thank me, and I'll reiterate don't listen to me. Just learning, and as DW states above I made a rooky error because I forgot summat basic.HappySteve, thanks for the info, Dilb take note.
HappySteve, thanks for the info, Dilb take note.
I'm just a trainee so don't listen to me, I guess the following is more aimed at the experienced and qualified folks:
If the largest voltage drop I can find in appendix 4 of the OSG is 44mV/A/m (1mm^2), then the largest voltage drop is going to be 6.6V/A over 150m. Assuming these 3 transformers are not wildly inefficient, they're going to be drawing less than an amp at 230V... so even if they're not switch mode PSUs they're probably still going to be ok.
So (aside from environmental protection and other stuff I've not thought of and have yet to learn about), what's up with doing a rough calculation as above and saying, "the smallest SWA you can get"?
But what about the spark who you was getting to do the job? Wont he be able to tell you tomorrow?
Rough calculation can be taken as gospel if advised on a forum you go to help from.. we don't do rough as it can in certain cases risk life... we are advising people with no electrical background sometimes and if we suggest it may need a competent person to look at the set-up its usually because we cannot attain the correct info or we believe the Poster is at risk themselves tying to do something with limited knowledge.
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