A number of protective devices are now available which perform more than one function, such as Residual Current operated Circuit-Breakers with integral Overcurrent protection (RCBO), and combination RCBO and Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDD). The model ‘Schedule of circuit details’ in Appendix 6 of BS 7671 asks for a number of key functional characteristics of ...

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Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses RCD Types and applications for electric vehicle charging installations whilst considering the requirements of BS 7671:2018+A3:2024. RCD terminology RCD has become a generic term used for many devices that protect against earth faults. With most devices available with different operating characteristics, it is essential that the correct choice ...

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Click Scolmore has added a range of compact 1 Pole + Switched Neutral True 6kA 30mA Trip (Type A) RCBOs to its Elucian consumer unit and protective devices portfolio. Available in B Curve and C Curve and 6A, 10A, 16A, 20A, 25A, 32A, 40A and 45A options, the new switched neutral RCBOs comes complete with ...

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Proteus Switchgear’s introduction of a new portfolio of 4 pole, 3 module RCBOs and MCBs which fit the existing busbar system means that electrical professionals now have access to a unique set of devices that can switch 3 phases and neutral. The 10kA, Type A RCBO will save considerable space, time and money when installing ...

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Following the launch of its new range of 4 pole, 3 module RCBOs and MCBs, we put the burning questions to the technical team at Proteus Industrial. The introduction of a new portfolio of 4 pole, 3 module RCBOs and MCBs which fit the existing busbar system means that electrical professionals now have access to ...

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Hager has this year ‘changed the game’ with the launch of its new AFDD. In addition to being available in MCB and RCBO format, every Hager AFDD comes with advanced ProTools, setting the benchmark in performance and support. ProTools is the manufacturer’s pioneering diagnostic software that offers two unique elements to guarantee that the installer ...

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Do you need to know if your cables are leaky? According to the 18th Edition, the answer is ‘yes’, as Dave Sweetman, Marketing & Business Development Director at Di-LOG Group explains. How often have you spent hours fault-finding nuisance tripping issues for free, wishing you’d have known there was a problem before quoting for this ...

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M2 talks us through the benefits of the combined AFDD/RCBO device it has developed. The recommendation for the use of AFDDs in BS7671:2018 – the 18th Edition – has certainly created a lot of debate in the industry about their use, but one thing is for sure, their purpose and function is one that is unparalleled ...

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It goes without saying that electrical installation work in a home must be designed and installed to protect people from fire and electric shocks, but what about the garden? Given the greater risk of electric shock outdoors, there’s a need to protect homeowners outdoors, too. According to research 10% of UK adults with gardens have ...

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The technical team at Megger answer this month’s reader query. YOU ASKED: I’ve been working in a college recently where supplies to the lab benches are protected by RCBOs with a 10ma earth leakage trip function. Loop testing these circuits was a nightmare! Is there any way of loop testing circuits protected by a 10ma ...

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