Wylex old style breakers

[Top Cat]

Anyone know what the breaking capacity of an old style plug in MCB on a Wylex board. The breakers are 6 and 16 Amp. Am i right in putting them down as BS3871? Cheers.

 

[telectrix]

are they the push button type, or the later flip switch ones?

 

[Top Cat]

are they the push button type, or the later flip switch ones?

Flip ones Tel.
Be handy to know for both though if you could.

 

[sedgy34]

HEY TC

think so yeh

 

[telectrix]

the flip ones are bs60898, so should be 6kA

the push buttons are bs3871 and the kA rating is preceded by the letter M. e.g. M1=1kA, M1.5=1.5kA, M4 = 4kA etc.

 

[Top Cat]

the flip ones are bs60898, so should be 6kV

the push buttons are bs3871 and the kV rating is preceded by the letter M. e.g. M1=1kV, M1.5=1.5kV, M4 = 4kV etc.

Thanks Tel, you should be called The Oracle! someone else has that name, not heard from him for a while though........... i wonder why

 

[Silly Sausage]

Thanks Tel, you should be called The Oracle! someone else has that name, not heard from him for a while though........... i wonder why

Dare I be so bold as to question 'The Oracle'!
The 60898 breakers are 3kA

 

[WPD Lad]

the flip ones are bs60898, so should be 6kV

the push buttons are bs3871 and the kV rating is preceded by the letter M. e.g. M1=1kV, M1.5=1.5kV, M4 = 4kV etc.

Think you mean kA, kV would be impressive! :tongue3:

 

[PC Electrics]

Early 'flip' ones are BS3871, especially if there are no markings on them. They only became 60898 later and are marked thus.
I thought the early ones (again usually no markings) were 2kA. Later ones are marked with the 6kA symbol.
The push buttom ones are 1kA I think

 

[telectrix]

was thinking of the ones i have seen. so won't argue with that, and the KV was a typo.LOL.

POST EDITED TO CORRECT.

 

[telectrix]

Early 'flip' ones are BS3871, especially if there are no markings on them. They only became 60898 later and are marked thus.
I thought the early ones (again usually no markings) were 2kA. Later ones are marked with the 6kA symbol.
The push buttom ones are 1kA I think

the earlier flip ones most are 3kA. the later 6kA. the push button 3871's are varied as my earlier post, from 1kA upwards, usually to 3 or 4 kA.

 

[Top Cat]

Glad you sorted it out among'st yourselves "i know noootthhing"

 

[onions1066]

yes that would be impressive