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Has this any failings do you think? The door can be replaced.

There's no stopping me now.

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  • Step one- posting a photo.

    Step two- getting the photo the right way up.

  • What makes you think that the box is the wrong way up?

    Z.

  • Well spotted that man!

    So what is supporting the three fastenings top left in the photo?

  • The top of the ceramic fuse carrier bases have flat bus-bars that are held by screws onto the fuse bases and internal contacts. Because some of the fuse carriers have suffered from heat/corrosion damage "repairs" have been made. Electrically it is sound and still in full working order.

    Z.

  • No, that's not it. I appreciate that you have seen it in the flesh, but there are at least 3 fastenings, possibly 5 lying on the floor of the box - the side with the hinges. So either gravity has put them there, or somebody is playing games with a magnet.

    By my reckoning, the L2 switch should be upright.

  • Only for you Chris, to solve the mystery I have searched for another photo to put everything into context. You are looking at an antique operational installation. Yes, I know what you are thinking.

    But, what is the earthing arrangement?

  • Presenting as TN-S - is this site large enough for a private or at least dedicated transformer so there will not be unexpected changes to Zs and PSSC? The singles running the current transformers look a bit unrestrained  and near the edges of  that duct with the lid held on by cable tie, so I hope the earth wiring for that is going to win a race with the supply  fuse.

    Compared the phase conductors all the green/yelllow and some of the black looks a bit thin.

    Given all the outbounds seem to be single phases 3 boards might have been expected, or are there some 3 phase sub mains going out ?

    Certainly one where you would not start from here nowadays.

    Mike.

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  • Presenting as TN-S - is this site large enough for a private or at least dedicated transformer so there will not be unexpected changes to Zs and PSSC? The singles running the current transformers look a bit unrestrained  and near the edges of  that duct with the lid held on by cable tie, so I hope the earth wiring for that is going to win a race with the supply  fuse.

    Compared the phase conductors all the green/yelllow and some of the black looks a bit thin.

    Given all the outbounds seem to be single phases 3 boards might have been expected, or are there some 3 phase sub mains going out ?

    Certainly one where you would not start from here nowadays.

    Mike.

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  • The incoming is 400 Volt from overheads. There is no dedicated site transformer. The main earthing is provided by a single large conductor running downwards that disappears into a duct with the supply cable. P.N.B? I commented on the current transformer wires many months ago but was told on this forum that they are probably o.k. as they are housed in a locked room.

    The three main D.N.O. fuses are rated at 400 Amps each.

    All chalets are TT earthed.

    Z.