Rcbo functional earth location

[hightower]

When wiring an rcbo where do you tend to put the functional earth? I'm assuming it will be tricky to ensure the small functional earth will get a good grip when placed with its corresponding cpc, so do you put your functional earth in its own terminal?

 

[kingeri]

I never put them with the circuit CPCs, the CSA is miles different. It's best to terminate them in their own terminal, but depending on the board and no. of circuits, you may have to double them up as there is often not enough spare terminals on the earth bar.

 

[Pete999]

Separate terminals, do you find the coiled functional earths a pain in the butt? I used to cut them to length, and sheath them with the smallest sleeving I could find to make them easier to dress.

 

[hightower]

They ain't coiled on this board Pete, so hopefully should be able to dress quite nicely.

 

[tomspark93]

I cut them to length, bootlace ferrel the end and then terminate them With the matching CPC.

 

[gazdkw82]

would be good to see some pictures of that ^

 

[Brightspark2]

Separate terminals, do you find the coiled functional earths a pain in the butt? I used to cut them to length, and sheath them with the smallest sleeving I could find to make them easier to dress.

I'm guessing you mean green/yellow sleeving?.

It doesn't require that though you know Pete, as it's a functional earth which is recommended to be coloured cream, as most come.

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[Brightspark2]

I also put them in the same terminal as the cpc. Makes it easier to identify them IMO.

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[hightower]

So for the couple of you who have said the same terminal, how do you manage that when you've got a ferrule which might be say 1mm, and a cpc which could be 2.5mm?

 

[telectrix]

double the end over and fit a 1.5mm or a 2.5mm ferrule.

 

[Pete999]

I'm guessing you mean green/yellow sleeving?.

It doesn't require that though you know Pete, as it's a functional earth which is recommended to be coloured cream, as most come.

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I know and no it wasn't GY sleeving, just makes it easier to dress the cables, should have made it plainer Sorry if I confused anyone.

 

[tomspark93]

So for the couple of you who have said the same terminal, how do you manage that when you've got a ferrule which might be say 1mm, and a cpc which could be 2.5mm?

I double the end of the CPC over and make sure the ferrule sits on top of the middle of the CPC and then tighten as usual.