goncall Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 , or why it is important to balance phases on a distribution board? so it doesnt tip over 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt5595 Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 and yes they may sell 8 core but why use 8 when you only need 6?, and you only use 2 x 4 cores if you dont have a 6 core to hand! if you dont balance your phases properly it damages the transformer supplying the building Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goncall Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 and yes they may sell 8 core but why use 8 when you only need 6?, and you only use 2 x 4 cores if you dont have a 6 core to hand! if you dont balance your phases properly it damages the transformer supplying the building in what way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hang in there Matt, you're doing well. Quote Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt5595 Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 and if you were to carry out a commerical install which cables can you share trunking with in order to prevent false alarms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbz Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 You can use the spare 2 cores to hang your washing on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goncall Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 and if you were to carry out a commerical install which cables can you share trunking with in order to prevent false alarms? dont know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt5595 Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 data cables, fire cables or power cables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubit Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 do any of you guys know how to carry out a load assessment on a whole building and why it's important, or what phase rotation is?, or what the skin effect on a cable is?, or why it is important to balance phases on a distribution board? have you heard of the rule of holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goncall Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 data cables, fire cables or power cables thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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