Something new today

[ElectroChem]

Had my first encounter with one of these today, wondering if any of the other trainees are familiar enough to guess it's identity from the back?

 

[pennychew]

I'm guessing some kind of inline RCD/RCBO that operates at 10mA but you can plug in your own MCB or fuse on the front?

Either that or just an RCD socket front? i have no idea what your sockets look like down under!

 

[telectrix]

i'd guess at a RCD connection unit, recommending that upstream ocpd is hrc fuse or mcb.

 

[ElectroChem]

Either that or just an RCD socket front? i have no idea what your sockets look like down under!

Got it in one, it's a 10mA RCD protected outlet for a mobile dentist van. Usually our RCDs are 30mA, but childcare and medical require 10mA.

Additionally, since 10mA RCDs are prone to nuisance tripping, we've used RCD sockets that have a line and load side so they can pass protection to the rest of the outlets down the circuit, while being accessible to reset.

Oh, and our sockets look like this:

 

[pennychew]

Cool, thanks :icon4:

 

[trev]

What did Stu win?

 

[telectrix]

Got it in one, it's a 10mA RCD protected outlet for a mobile dentist van. Usually our RCDs are 30mA, but childcare and medical require 10mA.

Additionally, since 10mA RCDs are prone to nuisance tripping, we've used RCD sockets that have a line and load side so they can pass protection to the rest of the outlets down the circuit, while being accessible to reset.

Oh, and our sockets look like this:

you can tell it's ausralian because the earth pin is at the bottom. told you thayt were upside down down under. lol.

 

[pennychew]

What did Stu win?

An all expenses paid trip to sydney to have a closer look at the socket in question surely?

 

[trev]

An all expenses paid trip to sydney to have a closer look at the socket in question surely?

Result! As long as it's not a day trip mate.
You taking Mrs Stu?

 

[pennychew]

Result! As long as it's not a day trip mate.
You taking Mrs Stu?

As long as her ticket is only one way mate!

 

[ElectroChem]

It'll have to be. Once your English lasses get a taste of aussie men they never want to leave!

 

[pennychew]

Haha! She does fancy that bell end that plays Thor and used to be in home and away like so you may be right!