Re: Re: LD module mounting

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks, this looks good.

A question though...

All the consumer units are a certain size quoted in the number of MCB's
acommodated. - I.E.  there is a 12-way which will acommodate up to 10 MCB's
(I presume 2 ways are always taken up by the master switch then?)

Now, are these MCB's a standard size? and if so, how does that relate to
the
size of an X10 DIN module?

>From what I can see, it looks rather like a common MCB is half the
width of
a DIN module, so on that basis, I would guess I need at least an
"8-way"
unit in order to house 4 DIN modules?...

But what about the (allegedly) required gap between the modules? - how much
should be left?

Should I order a 12-way consumer unit, which by my guestimate should
acommodate 4 DIN modules (8 "ways" taken), with 2
"ways" left which equates
to (more or less) 1/2 a "way" of space between them...

Am I making sense?

Thanks for any info...

Paul G.





>From: geraint@xxxxxxx
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [ukha_d] Re: LD module mounting
>Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 12:03:50 -0000
>
>Someone on the list put me in touch with these guys....
>
>www.tlc-direct.co.uk
>
>I buy all my consumer units, mcbs, mains cable etc from then, and the
>delivery is top notch. Online catalogue is really good as well.
>
>Rgds
>g
>
>
>--- In ukha_d@y..., "Dan James" <UKHA@n...> wrote:
> > Cheap consumer units - try
> >
> > www.screwfix.co.uk
> > or
> >
> > www.qvselectricalwholesale.co.uk
> >
> > Conumser units from around £20.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@y..., "Paul Gordon"
<paul_gordon@h...> wrote:
> > > Chaps, following the extensive refurbishment of my master
>bedroom,
> > I have a
> > > need to house several LD modules in the loft..
> > >
> > > There will be 3 x LD11's plus 1 x AD10
> > >
> > > I've looked at the enclosures on Letsautomate, - there are a
>couple
> > of small
> > > ones which are only suitable for 1 or 2 modules, (not
suitable
> > then), so I
> > > guess I need a full-size consumer unit to mount them in.
> > >
> > > My question is this: is *any* standard consumer unit
suitable? -
> > and if so,
> > > can anyone recommend the cheapest option available - this
will be
> > in the
> > > loft, and it will only ever be housing these 4 modules...
> > >
> > > Alternatively, is it possible to just buy the DIN rail on
its
>own? -
> >  which I
> > > could then screw down to a back-board and snap the modules
>onto...
> > (sorry,
> > > was that too many periods?)
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> > >
> > > Paul G.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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