Has anyone used Apar (appears Polish) switchgear. I just purchased a garage CU off Ebay: 40A 30mA RCD, 6A and 16A MCBs for £18. Thought it worth a punt. Enclosure was not brilliant but the RCD tested fine. 9mS @ 5X and 19mS @ rated 30mA. So seems OK. I will test the RCD after a few weeks and perhaps accidentally plug the kettle into the 6A MCB just to check.
Apar switchgear
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Why would you want to use cheap, unproven rubbish from ebay ?
You can buy decent branded gear for not much more than that.
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Don't forget to do a proper test of the MCBs.
Good point BAS but how? Have I missed the introduction of a new piece of test gear? As I said, a controlled overload could be used on a 6A MCB but I would not like to try it on a 32A.
And following up on the other replies, If no one tried these unknown manufacturers there would be no new manufacturers, and I did take the precaution of bench testing the RCD prior to installation. With most of the known makes probably supplied from China, who knows if the quality is the same.
And following up on the other replies, If no one tried these unknown manufacturers there would be no new manufacturers, and I did take the precaution of bench testing the RCD prior to installation. With most of the known makes probably supplied from China, who knows if the quality is the same.
Lost me there bas.
What has an Electrium recall, which is 3 years old, to do with Apar ?
What has an Electrium recall, which is 3 years old, to do with Apar ?
There sub contract manufacturing locations where quality control procedures are poor / ignored / non existant or corrupt. When using some sub contractor manufacturers there is a need to have a buyer's quality control person make un-announced inspection visits. Such visits cannot happen in some places.
First batch is made to a good quality and the buyer is happy and enters a contract for repeated deliveries, quality drops but results of the manufacturer's batch testing are good so the buyer doesn't bother with testing. ( OK buyer beware ) The results are fiddled, items from the first batch are put aside for use in testing of later batches.
First batch is made to a good quality and the buyer is happy and enters a contract for repeated deliveries, quality drops but results of the manufacturer's batch testing are good so the buyer doesn't bother with testing. ( OK buyer beware ) The results are fiddled, items from the first batch are put aside for use in testing of later batches.
Buy beef burgers and you get a free pack of throat lozengers in case you get a bit horse.
Where will it end???
I've heard a camels toe has been discovered in a pair of Primark leggings!!
I've heard a camels toe has been discovered in a pair of Primark leggings!!
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Walking through Tesco earlier, I thought to myself that I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
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