A couple of weeks ago I posted about a tripping MCB
I replaced the MCB and it's stopped tripping, so I guess that John's diagnosis was right!
Thanks for all the replies, and especially to John - this group really is a wealth of knowledge!
Illogical captain.
Dennise, you are complete wanker and you never read the original thread.
Hmmm. Now - who would I think was the more knowledgeable? John Rumm or Dennis aka Count Arthur Strong?
No, you misunderstood there
Illogical captain is denise's new handle
he just didn't have anything to say (which we should all applaud)
Correct diagnosis, wrong explanation - I meant to comment at the time. MCBs don't contain any electronics; certainly there's no sensitive amplifiers that could be affected by any normal level of EM interference picked up on the cabling. This is simply a case of the tripping mechanism having got a bit trigger-happy, I suggest.
don't contain any electronics; certainly there's no
interference picked up on the cabling. This is simply a
I've learned such a lot from John over the years, I couldn't possibly contradict him. I am sure what he meant to say is that the mechanism of MCB had been contaminated with metallic particals and effectivly turned it into a coherer ;-)
That was a fantastic post Maxie. Truly brilliant.
Correct. The cable was acting like an aerial? Then replace the MCB, not the cable, and all is well? That tells me the MCB was duff. Nothing to do with an aerial.
He knows nothing about heating systems though.
He knows not to use a hacksaw to cut plasic pipe.
Yup, I would have to agree...
Just re-read the thread and noted that the head end MCB was a bog standard thermo-magnetic jobbie - the RCBOs etc were at the other end.
Or possibly one that has been damaged by some trip event in its history, or is perhaps under some mechanical stress in its enclosure.
don't contain any electronics; certainly there's no
interference picked up on the cabling. This is simply a
I would rather you did - I am not immune from making mistakes, failing to read exactly what was written, or misinterpreting something, the same as anyone else.
Nope I will cop for brain fart... ;-)
He doesn't. I do.
The post was from geoff, where do you get the name of Maxie from? You idiot.
Dave
For some reason Drivel thinks it hilarious to call Geoff 'Maxie'. Nobody knows why. Not even Matron.
We all know that you do. That is why any pipework you have installed leaks.
Many years ago, adam / drivel / IMM / etc went through a "miniMe phase
I think it's what he seems to think passes for a joke
He also seems to confuse the sarong I'm wearing in this photo for a skirt
In message , Doctor Drivel writes
Err no, it would seem you don't
Who was it flooded a house ?
What'sarong with that?
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