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DPC PUBLISHED FOR 18TH EDITION AMD 3

John Peckham

I had an email this morning from the IET telling me that a Draft for Public Consultation has been published for Amendment 3 to BS 7671.

Details here  electrical.theiet.org/.../

JP

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  • It strikes me that issues with the Test button are rather unlikely in practice.  All grid-tied micro-generators are required to shut down within a few seconds if the grid power goes off.

    So someone would have to disconnect the supply, and then immediately poke the Test button on an RCD or RCBO to cause a problem.

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  • It strikes me that issues with the Test button are rather unlikely in practice.  All grid-tied micro-generators are required to shut down within a few seconds if the grid power goes off.

    So someone would have to disconnect the supply, and then immediately poke the Test button on an RCD or RCBO to cause a problem.

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