SWA to Switch?

[Colin33]

Any suggestions as to how to terminate swa into a switch/fuse neatly? I've run it through a metal box and out to the switch with the switch cover covering the point where the sheath is split but wondering if there's a neater way to do things?

 

[Plonker 3]

Any photos of what you have already done?

 

[Colin33]

No, but I can take one tomorrow

 

[Plonker 3]

Would be good, your description sounds a little strange, a picture will always help make sense of something. Unless I am missing something which wouldn't be the first time.

 

[Darkwood]

Sounds a little bit rough but really need clearer idea so either a drawing or we wait for your picture tomorrow before i give comment.

 

[Colin33]

I have to feed a CU in an outbuilding. I need to take a supply from Henley blocks via a switch fuse in 10mm SWA... the problem is being able to neatly connect the SWA to the switch fuse. One of these: Lewden 100AMP S/W FUSE DOMESTIC - Superlec Direct

 

[Plonker 3]

Have you used SWA glands?

 

[Sintra]

Why not get a decent metal clad switch fuse?

 

[Guest55]

One of these: Lewden 100AMP S/W FUSE DOMESTIC - Superlec Direct

not really designed for direct swa connection , you will be cramped for space , larger metalclad unit would be better

 

[Sintra]

Like this.

 

[Colin33]

Thanks, the metalclad unit is a good idea... for the SWA side, but what about coming out of the metalclad with tails? Through seperate 20mm knockouts perhaps??

 

[Sintra]

Thanks, the metalclad unit is a good idea... for the SWA side, but what about coming out of the metalclad with tails? Through seperate 20mm knockouts perhaps??

Think you need to rethink that. You can't bring tails through separate holes in a metal clad enclosure.

 

[Sintra]

You could however bring them into the bottom of the unit through a single hole protected by a grommet or through a nylon dome topped gland.

 

[Colin33]

And then on into seperate lengths of steel conduit? :smiley2:

 

[Sintra]

And then on into seperate lengths of steel conduit? :smiley2:

Are you trying to wind me up. April fools was yesterday

 

[Colin33]

Would you get two 25mm tails though a single gland?

 

[Colin33]

I'm always a bit late...sorry. I'm still on the yellow book ;-)

 

[Sintra]

Would you get two 25mm tails though a single gland?

Yes if you use a big enough gland.

 

[Hawkmoon]

Are you trying to wind me up. April fools was yesterday

I don't think anyone is going to better you on that one...Olaf!

 

[Sintra]

I'm always a bit late...sorry. I'm still on the yellow book ;-)

I'm sure the reg for ferrous enclosures was still included in that version. The reg number in the current edition which you should be using is 521.5.1