Went to change a DB to-day with some quality fuse carriers!
A few exposed screw heads.
A few exposed screw heads.
Fuse carrier. (BS3036)
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Yes, they do have a tendency to do that 
The actual wylex branded ones didn't - they are always very good. It is the proteous copies that do it.
The proteous ones where designed for a proteous board, but are often seen in the wylex boards instead.
The proteous ones where designed for a proteous board, but are often seen in the wylex boards instead.
Similar thing used to happen with the MEM industrial ones.
Green was that a 45amp, why did they make the board with it there,
was it to reduce the load on the busbar.
Green was that a 45amp, why did they make the board with it there,
was it to reduce the load on the busbar.
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Found some of those 20A ceramic MEMs just last week in that condition.
I meant the newer plastic ones.
The old ceramic MEM ones are renown for it, asbestos too
Think I have a picky somewhere.
Think I have a picky somewhere.
Not seen plastic 3036s on industrial boards. I think BS88 carriers were plastic, and would fit the old boards., but I'm not aware of the spots being able to fall off them.
The green fuse is a 45A. The split CU like in the picture has a dedicated 45A rated way, where as all the other ways are only 30A rated.
IIRC they came out towards the end of the reign of 3036 CUs, and were designed to allow an electric shower in addition to the standard four circuit setup.
The green fuse is a 45A. The split CU like in the picture has a dedicated 45A rated way, where as all the other ways are only 30A rated.
IIRC they came out towards the end of the reign of 3036 CUs, and were designed to allow an electric shower in addition to the standard four circuit setup.
Your right there, Doing a lot of pubwork they, have wire in, but are meant to be Hrc fuses.
There not really spots, they are a matching black disc pushed in when there made.
somehow they get pushed out when the fuse is changed, and i suppose get lost.
This is the type of board I was referring to, although all the spots are in place on this one.
I see a 30 amp one of them recently, when I opened it there was 3 rows of dinrail and mcb's,unbeleivable.
I think them spots melted when they got hot.
I think them spots melted when they got hot.
Wish I'd had my camera last week. There were two 20A, two 30A and two 60A boards all in a nice neat line at a factory we were periodicing
Built to last
Rather dated and in need of ripping out.....20, 30 and a 60.
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