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Piratepete
Been asked to repair some Chinese built control panels for a distributor of a certain moveable tool. 200 of these have already been supplied to Joe Public
Well, I've fixed the control panels but:
1. The single phase flexible supply cable has the colours black for live, blue for neutral, and green/yellow for earth. It's supplied with a non-moulded 20 Amp industrial plug on the end of it. I know black is a live phase colour, but is this acceptable in the UK? Should the kit be recalled?
2. The only thing stopping the mains cable being pulled out of the panel is a cable tie. Ditto question above?
3. The mains earth is loosely connected to the panel and from there a link goes to the din rail (insulated from the panel), and thence to the earth terminal. I'm modifying this with an additional earth terminal on the din rail to connect the supply cpc to. Then recommending an urgent field mod to the other 197 units!
4. On a newer type panel the cable sopply cable enters throgh a standard IP65 plastic cable gland. Is that acceptable as a restraint?
Cheers
Pete:chinese:
Well, I've fixed the control panels but:
1. The single phase flexible supply cable has the colours black for live, blue for neutral, and green/yellow for earth. It's supplied with a non-moulded 20 Amp industrial plug on the end of it. I know black is a live phase colour, but is this acceptable in the UK? Should the kit be recalled?
2. The only thing stopping the mains cable being pulled out of the panel is a cable tie. Ditto question above?
3. The mains earth is loosely connected to the panel and from there a link goes to the din rail (insulated from the panel), and thence to the earth terminal. I'm modifying this with an additional earth terminal on the din rail to connect the supply cpc to. Then recommending an urgent field mod to the other 197 units!
4. On a newer type panel the cable sopply cable enters throgh a standard IP65 plastic cable gland. Is that acceptable as a restraint?
Cheers
Pete:chinese: