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lyledunn


 An assembly to be proud of!  The wiring down to the meter is just a bit of HO7RNF with the outer sheath stripped back. The door pulls open with a simple thumb-turn. 
It is an automatic start up which kicks in when the load exceeds some pre-set value. It disconnects the mains to a business venture at the rear of a farm. Of course there is a delay and so tills, computers, cctv etc are all interrupted. 
Installed in the attached garage of the dwelling. Speculating that this was moonlighting by someone who messes with gen sets but has never touch base with 7671!


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  • An installation that someone should be proud of - it has so many things that are not really right that you wonder where to begin. Its not a 'spot the hazard' exam question is it ?

    And the layout, while to its credit avoiding tight bunches of cables that can overheat, also seems to be avoiding any sense of logical routing , labeling, or suitable strain reliefs and mechanical support. The colour choices for the wiring are a bit off. (and what is that great tangle of shielded twin ?)

    I must say  that it looks almost automotive. 

    Despite that I presume it has been working as well as the day it was made for some years, and that someone is happy to read the meter and not blink.

    I'm rather hoping you are there to improve it. Or buy a padlock.

    Mike.

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  • An installation that someone should be proud of - it has so many things that are not really right that you wonder where to begin. Its not a 'spot the hazard' exam question is it ?

    And the layout, while to its credit avoiding tight bunches of cables that can overheat, also seems to be avoiding any sense of logical routing , labeling, or suitable strain reliefs and mechanical support. The colour choices for the wiring are a bit off. (and what is that great tangle of shielded twin ?)

    I must say  that it looks almost automotive. 

    Despite that I presume it has been working as well as the day it was made for some years, and that someone is happy to read the meter and not blink.

    I'm rather hoping you are there to improve it. Or buy a padlock.

    Mike.

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