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stuart noble
Sep 7, 2012, 7:00:09 AM9/7/12
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There seem to be so many different types of mcb, and I'm wondering which
one might be suitable to replace the old wired fuses.
There is one mcb in the board already controlling the cooker but when I
took it to the local wholesaler, they couldn't find anything with the
same prong positions.TIA
one might be suitable to replace the old wired fuses.
There is one mcb in the board already controlling the cooker but when I
took it to the local wholesaler, they couldn't find anything with the
same prong positions.TIA
Mike Tomlinson
Sep 7, 2012, 7:15:59 AM9/7/12
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In article <Zsk2s.422884$g43.1...@fx21.am4>, stuart noble
<stuart...@ntlworld.com> writes
Wylex plug-in MCBs (to replace fuses) have to match the socket shroud
into which they are plugged, so should come supplied with the
appropriate shroud.
The pics here explain all:
http://www.fastlec.co.uk/wylex-plug-in-mcbs-c-89_1954_395.html
The shroud matches the colour of the dots on the old fuses, so white for
6A, blue for 16A, yellow for 20A, red for 30A, orange for 40A.
There's two types, flippy switch as pictured above, and push-in buttons.
The pins are different sizes, to stop you doing something daft like
plugging a 40A breaker into a 6A lighting circuit.
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<stuart...@ntlworld.com> writes
into which they are plugged, so should come supplied with the
appropriate shroud.
The pics here explain all:
http://www.fastlec.co.uk/wylex-plug-in-mcbs-c-89_1954_395.html
The shroud matches the colour of the dots on the old fuses, so white for
6A, blue for 16A, yellow for 20A, red for 30A, orange for 40A.
There's two types, flippy switch as pictured above, and push-in buttons.
The pins are different sizes, to stop you doing something daft like
plugging a 40A breaker into a 6A lighting circuit.
--
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(='.'=)
(")_(")
Andrew Gabriel
Sep 7, 2012, 7:48:50 AM9/7/12
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In article <PZr7xIAv...@jasper.org.uk>,
breaking capacity (1000A) compared with just about any
other MCB. The switch type are 3000A, IIRC. Most other
vendor's domestic MCBs are 6000A breaking capacity.
> The pins are different sizes, to stop you doing something daft like
> plugging a 40A breaker into a 6A lighting circuit.
Oh, never noticed that.
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Andrew Gabriel
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Mike Tomlinson <mi...@jasper.org.uk> writes:
> In article <Zsk2s.422884$g43.1...@fx21.am4>, stuart noble
> <stuart...@ntlworld.com> writes
>
>>There seem to be so many different types of mcb, and I'm wondering which
>>one might be suitable to replace the old wired fuses.
>>There is one mcb in the board already controlling the cooker but when I
>>took it to the local wholesaler, they couldn't find anything with the
>>same prong positions.TIA
>
> Wylex plug-in MCBs (to replace fuses) have to match the socket shroud
> into which they are plugged, so should come supplied with the
> appropriate shroud.
>
> The pics here explain all:
>
> http://www.fastlec.co.uk/wylex-plug-in-mcbs-c-89_1954_395.html
>
> The shroud matches the colour of the dots on the old fuses, so white for
> 6A, blue for 16A, yellow for 20A, red for 30A, orange for 40A.
>
> There's two types, flippy switch as pictured above, and push-in buttons.
I think the push buttons are older. They have a very low
> In article <Zsk2s.422884$g43.1...@fx21.am4>, stuart noble
> <stuart...@ntlworld.com> writes
>
>>There seem to be so many different types of mcb, and I'm wondering which
>>one might be suitable to replace the old wired fuses.
>>There is one mcb in the board already controlling the cooker but when I
>>took it to the local wholesaler, they couldn't find anything with the
>>same prong positions.TIA
>
> Wylex plug-in MCBs (to replace fuses) have to match the socket shroud
> into which they are plugged, so should come supplied with the
> appropriate shroud.
>
> The pics here explain all:
>
> http://www.fastlec.co.uk/wylex-plug-in-mcbs-c-89_1954_395.html
>
> The shroud matches the colour of the dots on the old fuses, so white for
> 6A, blue for 16A, yellow for 20A, red for 30A, orange for 40A.
>
> There's two types, flippy switch as pictured above, and push-in buttons.
breaking capacity (1000A) compared with just about any
other MCB. The switch type are 3000A, IIRC. Most other
vendor's domestic MCBs are 6000A breaking capacity.
> The pins are different sizes, to stop you doing something daft like
> plugging a 40A breaker into a 6A lighting circuit.
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Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]
stuart noble
Sep 7, 2012, 8:25:43 AM9/7/12
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What worried me was that the prongs on the one we already have didn't
match what the wholesaler said was their equivalent, so I doubt whether
the others in the range would have fitted either.
meow...@care2.com
Sep 7, 2012, 10:21:39 AM9/7/12
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NT
Harry Bloomfield
Sep 7, 2012, 10:53:21 AM9/7/12
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on 07/09/2012, stuart noble supposed :
fuse wire version, then later along came the MCB's for converting them,
or new install. They were never that popular, I didn't come across many
with MCB's when compared to ordinary fuses in that style. The best bet
is to replace the entire unit with a new one, but if that is not an
option, you might find some on ebay.
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Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
> There is one mcb in the board already controlling the cooker but when I took
> it to the local wholesaler, they couldn't find anything with the same prong
> positions.TIA
I am not surprised, they were a 1970's item. They appeared first with
> it to the local wholesaler, they couldn't find anything with the same prong
> positions.TIA
fuse wire version, then later along came the MCB's for converting them,
or new install. They were never that popular, I didn't come across many
with MCB's when compared to ordinary fuses in that style. The best bet
is to replace the entire unit with a new one, but if that is not an
option, you might find some on ebay.
--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
David Hearn
Sep 7, 2012, 11:38:32 AM9/7/12
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see whether you can find if it matches.
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stuart noble
Sep 7, 2012, 12:15:36 PM9/7/12
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Hmm, seems to be reserve and collect only, but I'll check next time I'm
passing
Bill Wright
Sep 7, 2012, 2:03:41 PM9/7/12
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Mike Tomlinson wrote:
> The pins are different sizes, to stop you doing something daft like
> plugging a 40A breaker into a 6A lighting circuit.
Killjoys.
> The pins are different sizes, to stop you doing something daft like
> plugging a 40A breaker into a 6A lighting circuit.
Bill
Ericp
Sep 7, 2012, 3:04:00 PM9/7/12
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You need the whole unit not just the trip.
m...@privacy.net
Sep 7, 2012, 6:57:15 PM9/7/12
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On 7 Sep,
rating, so you can't just change a fuse for a breaker without also changing
the shroud.
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and...@cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:
> I think the push buttons are older. They have a very low
> breaking capacity (1000A) compared with just about any
> other MCB. The switch type are 3000A, IIRC. Most other
> vendor's domestic MCBs are 6000A breaking capacity.
>
> > The pins are different sizes, to stop you doing something daft like
> > plugging a 40A breaker into a 6A lighting circuit.
>
> Oh, never noticed that.
>
Also the MCB pins are in a different position to those of fuses of the same
> I think the push buttons are older. They have a very low
> breaking capacity (1000A) compared with just about any
> other MCB. The switch type are 3000A, IIRC. Most other
> vendor's domestic MCBs are 6000A breaking capacity.
>
> > The pins are different sizes, to stop you doing something daft like
> > plugging a 40A breaker into a 6A lighting circuit.
>
> Oh, never noticed that.
>
rating, so you can't just change a fuse for a breaker without also changing
the shroud.
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Andrew Gabriel
Sep 7, 2012, 8:16:15 PM9/7/12
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In article <52CBB19E3C%brian...@lycos.co.uk>,
ISTR that I had noticed the rewirable and cartridge fuse
carriers were not interchangable for this reason.
Cartridge fuses as an option for new CU's seems to have
gone now, probably because BS1361 was withdrawn a couple
of years ago.
carriers were not interchangable for this reason.
Cartridge fuses as an option for new CU's seems to have
gone now, probably because BS1361 was withdrawn a couple
of years ago.
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