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Young & Keen
Hi All,
Can anybody advise me as to what is the best set up for the installation of a power supply to machinery. On site we currently have various commando sockets fed directly from the MCB's. These are all operating perfectly and have been for some time. The problem is, an ex-electrical engineer on site is suggesting that it shouldn't be left to the MCB to be the sole protection for the machines and soft-start isolator-starters (incorporating overloads) should be used. Just to add, these machines are only relatively small single or three-phase, typically drawing less than 20A. Aside from the cost issues, are there any safety implications which determine whether or not machines should be protected via overloads or will switched commando sockets or isolators suffice?
Can anybody advise me as to what is the best set up for the installation of a power supply to machinery. On site we currently have various commando sockets fed directly from the MCB's. These are all operating perfectly and have been for some time. The problem is, an ex-electrical engineer on site is suggesting that it shouldn't be left to the MCB to be the sole protection for the machines and soft-start isolator-starters (incorporating overloads) should be used. Just to add, these machines are only relatively small single or three-phase, typically drawing less than 20A. Aside from the cost issues, are there any safety implications which determine whether or not machines should be protected via overloads or will switched commando sockets or isolators suffice?