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MK Masterseal SFCU - ok for lighting drop off RCBO'd outside 20A radial
We have a 27ft long dark wall, no road or adjoining lighting.
I would like to fit an external downlight & PIR. Nearby exists a MK Masterseal socket outlet on a 20A external radial to an outbuilding, RCBO protected. Above ground it is HiTuf changing to SWA to enter ground. I could fit an MK Masterseal SFCU 56410 alongside the socket, creating a fused spur at 3A, w/double pole switch. Q: Is that a legitimate usage of the SFCU 56410? This would avoid running another cable alongside the existing. I suspect it is considering likely popular for fountains & such. Struggled in the dark for donkeys years and just stumbled across the item in the MK catalog p206, guide #46 :-) -- JSB. |
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MK Masterseal SFCU - ok for lighting drop off RCBO'd outside 20A radial
On Feb 27, 11:29 pm, Owain wrote:
Wihtout looking at the part (because I'm offline) the circuit configuration sounds acceptable. Great. I have bought a Masterseal SFCU and it works ok. Using the black pond rubber cable left over from a TLC order. With that length of wall, several lower-powered lights and PIRs might provide better coverage. Most types (but not all) if you interlink them with 4-core cable (live, switched live, neutral, earth) in parallel, any PIR sensing movement will trigger all the lights. Noted, and thanks. -- JSB. |
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MK Masterseal SFCU - ok for lighting drop off RCBO'd outside 20A radial
On Mar 1, 1:22 am, Lurch wrote:
On 28 Feb 2007 06:10:48 -0800, mused: On Feb 27, 11:29 pm, Owain wrote: Wihtout looking at the part (because I'm offline) the circuit configuration sounds acceptable. Great. I have bought a Masterseal SFCU and it works ok. Using the black pond rubber cable left over from a TLC order. You're not meant to use flex for fixed wiring. Even for the SFCU to light drip-loop? Cable to the Masterseal-SFCU with be HiTuf or SWA or Singles in black heavy-duty conduit (I have all spare). Cable from Masterseal-SFCU to Light drip-loop would be about 9-12-inches black ?TRF07? rubber from TLC. HiTuf will not fit into a light fitting. PVC FTE is not well regarded in OSG re UV protection. Pyro would be horribly expensive as I lack the tools. FireTuff is not a flex (solid-core), is silicone (high temp), and most probably UV rated (re stricter fire code needs). Would it be better to use white 2-core-w/CPC FireTuff? It's only about £1 a metre so would only be £1-2 at most. Thanks. -- JSB. |
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On Mar 1, 2:06 pm, Lurch wrote:
Right, I read it as you were going to run the flex a reasonable distance across\up\down a wall to the light from the socket location. As you were then. That's great, thanks -- JSB. |
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MK Masterseal SFCU - ok for lighting drop off RCBO'd outside 20A radial
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Lurch writes: On 28 Feb 2007 06:10:48 -0800, mused: On Feb 27, 11:29 pm, Owain wrote: Wihtout looking at the part (because I'm offline) the circuit configuration sounds acceptable. Great. I have bought a Masterseal SFCU and it works ok. Using the black pond rubber cable left over from a TLC order. You're not meant to use flex for fixed wiring. There is no such rule I'm aware of. It's usually not convenient or appropriate to do so for a number of reasons, but it's not forbidden. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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