PaulT Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 The sheet with a new Legrand board shows using a 16a disjoncteur for 8 outlets using 2.5 mm2 cable. Gallauziaux and Fedullos book, L'installation electrique shows usin a 20a disjoncteur. Whic is correct?Also, I have been buying all Legrand equipment however, disconcteur prices, in a range from cheapest to dearest seem to go Nalto, Felten, Merlin Gerlin and finally Legrand. In your opinion is it best to go Legrand or save, in the case of Nalto and Felten, a great deal in populating a board?ThanksPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 They both are. The regs say a maximum rating of 20A on 2,50mm cable (16A on 1,50mm cable)I use/prefer GE bits, although the range is morte limited than Legrand, it is as good a quality, and cheaper.Stay away from Nalto, Memex and the like, they are cr*p (IMQO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 [quote user="Nick Trollope"]They both are. The regs say a maximum rating of 20A on 2,50mm cable (16A on 1,50mm cable)I use/prefer GE bits, although the range is morte limited than Legrand, it is as good a quality, and cheaper.Stay away from Nalto, Memex and the like, they are cr*p (IMQO) [/quote]NickMany thanks for the reply and the clarification.I will also bow to your knowledge on what to avoid. I know that price is not always the whole story but one of those is under 50% of the Legrand price which makes me wary - I suppose ideal for the fly by night types.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 [quote user="P2"]The sheet with a new Legrand board shows using a 16a disjoncteur for 8 outlets using 2.5 mm2 cable. Gallauziaux and Fedullos book, L'installation electrique shows usin a 20a disjoncteur. Whic is correct?Also, I have been buying all Legrand equipment however, disconcteur prices, in a range from cheapest to dearest seem to go Nalto, Felten, Merlin Gerlin and finally Legrand. In your opinion is it best to go Legrand or save, in the case of Nalto and Felten, a great deal in populating a board?ThanksPaul[/quote] hi ok Think you will find it says 16 amp fuse or a 20 amp disjoncteur Dave Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 And I think you'll find that the OP was talking about disjoncteurs and that I am right. Noone in their right minds uses fuses any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 [quote user="Nick Trollope"]And I think you'll find that the OP was talking about disjoncteurs and that I am right. Noone in their right minds uses fuses any more.[/quote]I agree. Yet the wiring instructions for my ballon suggests using a fuse and Mr Brico's kit to connect a ballon contains fuses. So just to be perverse, I wired it with a 10A disjoncteur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 [quote user="Nick Trollope"]And I think you'll find that the OP was talking about disjoncteurs and that I am right. Noone in their right minds uses fuses any more.[/quote] hi ok bit peeved off here Nick .... There is no way I would try to under mind you .. I just thought the OP might have just read the translation from French to English wrong ... thats why i posted an alternative answer ..... Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 No, I was talking disjointeurs.The book states:Prises de courant 16 ANombre de points d'utilisation: 5Section des conducteurs: 1.5Fusible: InterditDisjointeur: 16Prises de courant 16 ANombre de points d'utilisation: 8Section des conducteurs: 2.5Fusible: 16Disjointeur: 20Whilst, to put it in the form above, the Legrand sheet that came with a board fitted with disjointeurs and showing these in the diagram:Prises de courant 16 ANombre de points d'utilisation: 8Section des conducteurs: 2.5Disjointeur: 16Hence my query when 2 sources were giving different values for 16 A outlets in 2.5 mm2 cable using disjointeurs.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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