Re: AD10's

["Stuart Grimshaw" <stuart@xxxxxxx>]

Ah, bang on Nigel. Thanks. I know what they are now, and I also know my
house doesn't have one, I'm still on the old fuse box :-(

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----- Original Message -----
From: Nigel Orr <Nigel.Orr@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 31 May 2000 15:52
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] AD10's


> At 15:33 31/05/00 +0100, you wrote:
> >I'm just looking at some AD10's and it states that they will fit
in a
> >"standard UK consumer unit". What is one of those in
laymans terms?
>
> How laymans do you want?  It's the sort of box that all your MCBs and
RCCDs
> are in, what used to be a fusebox, but is now commonly called a
consumer
> unit.  It's got a DIN rail (a piece of metal bent to a standard shape
so
> you can mechanically fix things to it) along the back.
>
> They come in various sizes, the only standard thing is probably the
DIN
> rail and the size of the hole in front of it, which should have a
cover of
> some kind (often a hinged clear plastic one) so you can see if
breakers
> have tripped, or what house/unit code your AD10 is set to.
>
> If you have a look in your local DIY shed's electrical section (or in
any
> electrical/ electronic/ industrial/ DIY mail order catalogue, you can
see
> what they look like, if they don't have the size you need, go to a
local
> electrical wholesaler and buy them, with probably a better range to
choose
> from, and probably cheaper :-)
>
> Is that what you needed to know, or is it too noddy/too complicated?
>
> Nigel
>
>
>
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