Re: Re: Getting Ready for CBUS

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Dean

Havent blown any bulbs as yet but i have lost a channel on one of my
dimmers..This channel has 3 ..50 w ..low voltage halogen on it
......Personally i dont think the mcb,s will react quick enough therefore
if i put protection on my circuits i will use hrc fuses....

Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: Dean Barrett
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 10:50 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Getting Ready for CBUS


Frank

Havent experienced a bulb blow situation. Have you had problems ?

Not all lamps make MCB's blow - I dont think LV's trip the MCB, and if your
normal Tungsten filament lamp has an inline fuse it wont trip MCB either.



Dean.


-----Original Message-----
From: armagh_elect [mailto:fmcalind@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 10 November 2003 11:36
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Getting Ready for CBUS


Hi Paul

Need to be careful if you are using earth leakage circuit
breakers.. Do Clipsal recommend putting 1A Circuit brakers on each
channel ??? Mind you i have lost one of my channels so might be a
good idea to protect them although i prefer to use hrc fuses...

Dean...do the 1A circuit breakers trip ok when a bulb pops ??

Thanks
Frank





--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@y...>
wrote:
> Don't forget that you don't want lights close to each other on the
same dimmer. Ideally,
> if a dimmer blows, you would like to lose various lights
throughout the house rather than
> lots of lights in one area. For example, if you have 4 CBus
channels in your lounge, you'd
> want them on different dimmers.
>
> Consequently, some of my dimmers will control circuits that are
both upstairs and
> downstairs and are therefore on the same CU circuit. But then, I'm
having all my CBus fed
> from a single CU MCB, with a secondary board to distribute power
to the individual
> dimmers. So each dimmer will have its own MCB from the secondary
board.
>
> All my lights are wired back to node0 - where the secondary board
is.
>
> Disclaimer: I am not an electrician
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frost Neil" <Neil.Frost@s...>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 11:12 AM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Getting Ready for CBUS
>
>
> > Thanks Frank,
> >
> > I've got the upstairs and downstairs on two separate circuit
breakers anyway
> > in the main consumer unit(CU) where the mains comes in off the
street, but
> > in preparation for future installation, I was thinking of
splitting that
> > even further, that way, I assume, it would be easier to install
the cbus
> > bits.. (Into additional CUs located in Node0, the main CU is in
the
> > kitchen).
> >
> > Neil
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: armagh_elect [mailto:fmcalind@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 10 November 2003 11:06
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Getting Ready for CBUS
> >
> >
> > Hi Neil
> >
> >
> > > feeds for each set of lights via individual 6a mcbs (each
set
of
> > lights
> > > having its own mcb).?
> >
> > You could do it this way....I would have thought a circuitBreaker
> > for upstairs and one for downstairs....I have mine on a 10A
circuit
> > breaker....Dean will be able to clarify this one.......
> >
> > > How wide does the consumer unit need to be for the 8way CBUS
unit
> > (I guess
> > > in mcbs..)?
> >
> > 12 modules........
> >
> >
> > > switches, the CBUS "dimmable" unit says it is for
Low voltage
and
> > > incandescent lights.... Do I use that for the mains halogen?
> >
> > Yes....
> >
> > > Oh and does anyone know the best place to buy low cost
consumer
> > units?
> >
> > Paul Gale or Brian ?? can point you in the right direction......
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Frank
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Frost Neil <Neil.Frost@s...>
wrote:
> > > Hi all.
> > >
> > > I've been drooling over Franks CBUS installation thinking
"I
Want,
> > I Want".
> > > But as always funds become an issue.... So
> > >
> > > I'm in the process of rewiring the lights in the house and
had
a
> > > thought..... I can't afford the CBUS stuff yet... but I
should
be
> > able to
> > > cable for it.
> > >
> > > The mains feed for the upstairs lights goes through my Node
0
so,
> > is it
> > > feasible to put a consumer unit in the middle of it all and,
> > instead of
> > > running the mains feed from junction box to junction box,
run
> > separate mains
> > > feeds for each set of lights via individual 6a mcbs (each
set
of
> > lights
> > > having its own mcb).?
> > >
> > > That way when I come to put in the CBUS (or as an interim
put
some
> > X10
> > > modules in) all the mains wiring is in place and I can just
swap
> > the mcbs
> > > for the CBUS module.
> > >
> > > That brings me onto another couple of questions.....
> > >
> > > How wide does the consumer unit need to be for the 8way CBUS
unit
> > (I guess
> > > in mcbs..)?
> > > I have Mains halogen lights in the rooms that are dimmable
using
> > IR light
> > > switches, the CBUS "dimmable" unit says it is for
Low voltage
and
> > > incandescent lights.... Do I use that for the mains halogen?
> > >
> > > Oh and does anyone know the best place to buy low cost
consumer
> > units?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Neil