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Today,
08:23 AM
GCE
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Split conduit for the solar wires
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Electrical Contracting Industry Forum
SANS 60364-7-712 allows for the module wiring to be strapped with UV protected cable ties Double insulated single core cables can be run in the...
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Today,
08:18 AM
Isetech
replied to a thread
Split conduit for the solar wires
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I think we should first identify the type of wire used, the application it was designed for and how it must be installed. By the way the...
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7 replies | 1101 view(s)
Today,
07:35 AM
Isetech
replied to a thread
Split conduit for the solar wires
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Let me ask this question, do you have to install trailing cable in a wireway ?
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Today,
07:29 AM
Isetech
replied to a thread
Split conduit for the solar wires
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Solar wire is double insulation and is not required to be in a wireway, just imagine trying to fit solar panel wires in a wireway, not going to...
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7 replies | 1101 view(s)
Today,
07:21 AM
GCE
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Split conduit for the solar wires
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There used to be reference made that no split conduit can be used - I don't find a reference but would think split conduit does not comply to SANS...
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7 replies | 1101 view(s)
Today,
07:06 AM
GCE
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Split conduit for the solar wires
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I disagree with your statements - Solar wire is unamoured and single core and must therefore be in a wireway as per reg pasted below SANS10142-1...
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Today,
05:34 AM
Leecatt
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New SANS 10142-1:2021 (ed. 3.o1)
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Post moved
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Yesterday,
02:58 PM
Douggie
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Split conduit for the solar wires
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Question: Using the black split conduit. Is it compliant in SA to use it everywhere? High Rise buildings etc.?
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7 replies | 1101 view(s)
Yesterday,
12:38 PM
Derlyn
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Earth leakage problem. Help.
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Confirmed. Only one way to open an earth leakage and thats with the tool that has a yellow handle :D
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16 replies | 1555 view(s)
Yesterday,
08:21 AM
Derlyn
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Earth leakage problem. Help.
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👍👍 or use a multimeter and check the reistance whilst pressing the button. 😂😂
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16 replies | 1555 view(s)
Yesterday,
07:28 AM
Dave A
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Earth leakage problem. Help.
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Electrical Contracting Industry Forum
No need for destruction testing. Just swop the poles and test that way ;)
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16 replies | 1555 view(s)
Yesterday,
07:01 AM
Justloadit
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Feeding back into grid.
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Electrical Contracting Industry Forum
What also occurs, when the grid goes down, due to the low impedance of the grid, the amount of energy fed back by the inverter will surpass the...
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4 replies | 312 view(s)
Yesterday,
05:47 AM
Isetech
replied to a thread
How to wire a circuit breaker
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Electrical Contracting Industry Forum
You should only use the screw holes specifically designed for securing the IP rated box. Drilling an IP rated box full of holes to secure it then...
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2 replies | 248 view(s)
21-Apr-24,
05:09 PM
Derlyn
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Earth leakage problem. Help.
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Electrical Contracting Industry Forum
Brilliant Dave. You are quite correct. If the test button is connected to the live on supply side, and neutral on the load side of the elr then...
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21-Apr-24,
02:44 PM
GCE
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Feeding back into grid.
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Inverters cannot create a grid - they can only follow a grid - if the grid drops they drop In other words they need to see a grid - if for a micro...
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4 replies | 312 view(s)
21-Apr-24,
01:29 PM
Derlyn
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Feeding back into grid.
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Hi GCE I still don't understand. Let's say there are 10 inverters exporting to the grid. Your inverter is one of them. Now the Municipality...
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21-Apr-24,
01:16 PM
GCE
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Feeding back into grid.
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Inverters look for grid - if they do not see grid they turn off and just watch for grid to come back - in simple terms They cannot reconnect to...
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21-Apr-24,
09:11 AM
Derlyn
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Feeding back into grid.
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Help me understand. One can, with a special meter, and the right setup, feed excess power generated by your panels, back into the grid. Your...
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4 replies | 312 view(s)
20-Apr-24,
06:39 PM
Andrew_van_Zyl
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City Power breaker tripping
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Good suggestion GCE - Thank you. Weirdly the problem has gone away and the client is less noisy. I will re-visit this if and when. Lol at wisps...
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6 replies | 690 view(s)
20-Apr-24,
06:33 PM
Andrew_van_Zyl
replied to a thread
Complex carport lights
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Electrical Contracting Industry Forum
Quick update - issue turned out to be improper cable joins on Norsk cable. There is a lesson in this perhaps. The complex has over 200 units...
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3 replies | 624 view(s)
20-Apr-24,
01:55 PM
Derlyn
replied to a thread
How to wire a circuit breaker
in
Electrical Contracting Industry Forum
Applying silicone sealer to a round box cover does not give it an IP rating, nor does it make it weatherproof. Fact of the matter is that one...
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2 replies | 248 view(s)
20-Apr-24,
12:37 PM
Isetech
started a thread
How to wire a circuit breaker
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It's 2024, CBI no longer dominates the small circuit breaker industry (they have priced themselves out the market), we no longer bother with SABS...
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2 replies | 248 view(s)
20-Apr-24,
08:32 AM
Dave A
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Earth leakage problem. Help.
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Try swopping the live and neutral in that diagram, and insert the dead fault between the "new" neutral and earth. And remember to bridge the earth...
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16 replies | 1555 view(s)
19-Apr-24,
06:23 PM
Derlyn
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Earth leakage problem. Help.
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YoU will not believe how many circuit sketches I've made to try and work out how that neutral earth fault can render the test button inoperable,...
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19-Apr-24,
06:09 PM
Derlyn
replied to a thread
Earth leakage problem. Help.
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@GCE. Yes.
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19-Apr-24,
03:46 PM
GCE
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Earth leakage problem. Help.
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Was the light on ELU ?
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