hotponyshoes
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Seem to have a few in the know on electrics around here!!
Project is a distribution board to connect up to a generator. Supply into the board will be 32a protected upstream by the board on the generator.
Coming out of the board will be 16a sockets. Each one of these will be individually protected by it's own 16a rcbo.
To make the insall simpler I sourced a 2phase busbar. This is marked as 16mm2 but the terminals look on the small side to me?
(Photo shows some 10
mm tri-rated for comparison).
I spoke to a sparky mate who said 16mm2 will be fine so I may be worryng about nothing. He also suggested I could fit the input/isolator to the center of the rail if I was worried about it.
My only concern with this is that it's possible (remote I know) that somebody may flick off the end breaker/rcbo and think they have isolated the whole lot as that's the usual place for a isolator to sit.
Any input on both the size of the busbar and if best to connect up with the isolator end or center welcome!!
Project is a distribution board to connect up to a generator. Supply into the board will be 32a protected upstream by the board on the generator.
Coming out of the board will be 16a sockets. Each one of these will be individually protected by it's own 16a rcbo.
To make the insall simpler I sourced a 2phase busbar. This is marked as 16mm2 but the terminals look on the small side to me?
(Photo shows some 10
I spoke to a sparky mate who said 16mm2 will be fine so I may be worryng about nothing. He also suggested I could fit the input/isolator to the center of the rail if I was worried about it.
My only concern with this is that it's possible (remote I know) that somebody may flick off the end breaker/rcbo and think they have isolated the whole lot as that's the usual place for a isolator to sit.
Any input on both the size of the busbar and if best to connect up with the isolator end or center welcome!!