Hi
Newbie here……
I have been using a single phase Cebora Autostar 180 (which has a range of 20 amps to 145 amps) for car panel work and occasionally for some basic fabrication. It has a domestic three pin plug fitted. Depending on where it’s plugged-in in the garage, it trips the MCB when on a medium to high current setting. All outlets are 2.5mm T&E and have 16amp ‘B’ breakers. I’ve also got two domestic three pin outlets that are connected to two 32 Amp B MCBs (still 2.5mm T&E). The welder works on one of these one of which works without tripping, one still trips…. It seems to be the initial surge, when you pull the trigger that causes the trip.
I've just bought a Cebora Apollo 215 (range of 24amps to 165 amps). It has a blue 16amp ‘site plug’ fitted. Not tried it yet. At the very least, I need to replace one or two outlets in the garage to use it, but giving the tripping i already getting, I'm planning on 'upgrading'.
I’m thinking of adding three 32amp 'C' type MCBs to un-used spaces on the board and running dedicated spurs of 6mm T&E to three new 32 amp site outlets in the corners of the garage. The welder (which will also have a 32 amp plug fitted) will only be used in one at any point in time of course. Does this sound like a reasonable course of action? Any views on whether this (bigger cables and 'c' the MCBs) is likely to stop my MCB tripping problem?
Newbie here……
I have been using a single phase Cebora Autostar 180 (which has a range of 20 amps to 145 amps) for car panel work and occasionally for some basic fabrication. It has a domestic three pin plug fitted. Depending on where it’s plugged-in in the garage, it trips the MCB when on a medium to high current setting. All outlets are 2.5mm T&E and have 16amp ‘B’ breakers. I’ve also got two domestic three pin outlets that are connected to two 32 Amp B MCBs (still 2.5mm T&E). The welder works on one of these one of which works without tripping, one still trips…. It seems to be the initial surge, when you pull the trigger that causes the trip.
I've just bought a Cebora Apollo 215 (range of 24amps to 165 amps). It has a blue 16amp ‘site plug’ fitted. Not tried it yet. At the very least, I need to replace one or two outlets in the garage to use it, but giving the tripping i already getting, I'm planning on 'upgrading'.
I’m thinking of adding three 32amp 'C' type MCBs to un-used spaces on the board and running dedicated spurs of 6mm T&E to three new 32 amp site outlets in the corners of the garage. The welder (which will also have a 32 amp plug fitted) will only be used in one at any point in time of course. Does this sound like a reasonable course of action? Any views on whether this (bigger cables and 'c' the MCBs) is likely to stop my MCB tripping problem?