MCB Recall - Electrium brands (Wylex, Crabtree, Volex)

Andy Wade

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Apr 2, 2010, 7:54:20 PM4/2/10

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Apologies if this has already been mentioned.

Details here:
http://www.mcbexchange.co.uk/electrium/RecallAdvertWeb.jpg
http://www.mcbexchange.co.uk/electrium/

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Andy

ARWadsworth

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Apr 3, 2010, 7:13:01 AM4/3/10

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"Andy Wade" <spamb...@maxwell.myzen.co.uk> wrote in message
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I do not think that it has been mentioned before. I did know about it and I
am not very happy. That is a lot of MCBs that I have fitted

Can I point out that the NewLec (rebadged Volex) are also affected.

Adam

cynic

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Apr 3, 2010, 4:00:54 PM4/3/10

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On 3 Apr, 12:13, "ARWadsworth" <adamwadswo...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> "Andy Wade" <spambuc...@maxwell.myzen.co.uk> wrote in message

I hope Hager are in the clear!

ARWadsworth

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Apr 3, 2010, 5:43:42 PM4/3/10

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"cynic" <icel...@talktalk.net> wrote in message
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The French brand is in the clear.

Adam

Fred

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Apr 6, 2010, 4:45:49 AM4/6/10

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I saw an announcement on the Screwfix web site but it only mentioned
Volex and Wylex, not Crabtree. I bought some Crabtree MCBs but I am
not sure which were bought in 2009 and which were bought before that.
Is there a way of identifying affected MCBs: do they have a batch
number or something printed on them, or am I best just to chnage the
whole lot? Is it just the 6A and 16A that are affected, and what about
RCBOs? Thanks.

ARWadsworth

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Apr 6, 2010, 5:59:00 AM4/6/10

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"Fred" <fr...@no-email.here.invalid> wrote in message
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The Crabtree MCBs that have been recalled are not the ones that fit the
Crabtree Starbreaker CU (ie the CU that SF sells) but the ones that fit the
Loadstar.

Cheers

Adam

Fred

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Apr 7, 2010, 5:51:48 AM4/7/10

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On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 10:59:00 +0100, "ARWadsworth"
<adamwa...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>The Crabtree MCBs that have been recalled are not the ones that fit the
>Crabtree Starbreaker CU (ie the CU that SF sells) but the ones that fit the
>Loadstar.

I didn't get all mine from SF but since they were all for Starbreaker,
I hope I am ok then. Thanks.

Andy Burns

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Apr 7, 2010, 6:05:12 PM4/7/10

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Fred wrote:

> I didn't get all mine from SF but since they were all for Starbreaker,
> I hope I am ok then. Thanks.

Could be worse, knock-off Schneider MCBs from a couple of years ago

http://www.microwaves101.com/content/images/Mortuary/breaker.jpg

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js.b1

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Apr 8, 2010, 8:19:43 AM4/8/10

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Schneider had their own recall for RCBOs manufactured over a period in
2003/04.

The recent MCB recall is more serious, if the MCB does not disconnect
the fault then the next upstream device is a 60-100A BS1361 fuse.
Whilst an RCD/RCBO L-N imbalance can readily be checked by cheap
equipment there is no similar end-user/installer verification tester
for MCBs.