KC83:
Essentially saying that the aluminium conductor within the interlinking busbar becomes the earthing and bonding conductor. So what i'm reading so far is that if the aluminium CSA is sufficient size to equal the main earthing conductor it should be okay to use this as both the protective earth and the bonding conductor?
Generally, but not necessarily. I think that one has to be precise about the nomenclature. If "main earthing conductor" is the earthing conductor of the entire installation, I cannot think of any circumstances when any bonding would be larger than it. So earthing conductor selected i.a.w. Table 54.7 and main protective bonding conductor selected i.a.w. Table 54.8.
If "main earthing conductor" means the link between the two parts of the building, it could be smaller than the bonding - see Andy's garden shed example above.
For a combined conductor, just select the bigger of the two.
KC83:
Essentially saying that the aluminium conductor within the interlinking busbar becomes the earthing and bonding conductor. So what i'm reading so far is that if the aluminium CSA is sufficient size to equal the main earthing conductor it should be okay to use this as both the protective earth and the bonding conductor?
Generally, but not necessarily. I think that one has to be precise about the nomenclature. If "main earthing conductor" is the earthing conductor of the entire installation, I cannot think of any circumstances when any bonding would be larger than it. So earthing conductor selected i.a.w. Table 54.7 and main protective bonding conductor selected i.a.w. Table 54.8.
If "main earthing conductor" means the link between the two parts of the building, it could be smaller than the bonding - see Andy's garden shed example above.
For a combined conductor, just select the bigger of the two.
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