This is exactly my thoughts ^^^ I think it's a thermal conduction prob.securespark said:RF Lighting said:I only see 1 failed MCB every 2-3 years.
Unless they're PROTEK.....
If they don't trip on start-up (halogens surge on start-up), but they do trip when the place is busy, do you think an adjacent mcb, when loaded, is heating up & causing the thermal trip of the 6A one to fail?
Is the front lighting circuit mcb next to a higher rated one?
If the tripping is load-related, it may be cured by fitting a C type. But you need to have your loop checked to make sure you can safely fit that type.
Lectrician said:If you are are dead set on changing the breaker, just swap the two 6 amps over. See if the fault moves.
I have half done that, I fitted the 2nd 6 amp to split the 2 rooms as my spark left them on one... it still trips on the breaker that tripped.
So I know the tripping has stayed with that breaker and can eliminate a prob in the other room causing probs.
How are the lights connected? daisy chain
Does the MCB trip immediately you turn the light switch on? yes and no... no normally, yes when it's in it's tripping mode, even 20mins later, this time it took 2 hours before the trip would stay up
Does it trip randomly during use? randomly when we are busy on the sunbeds (which is why I think it's the thermal heat generated from that causeing this breaker to trip)
When it trips, can you turn it back on straightaway? never straight away, sometimes 2mins, others 5mins others 20 mins, this time 2 hours
Does it ever trip with the lights off? no, we have never come in to it already tripped.
I am thinking at the moment along the lines that it would do because of heat created by the sunbeds being busy
not sure about watts but they are 50amp eachCrafty said:watts the typical total whattage of one of these sunbeds?
Just for further info - All the wires between the lights are new, the lights are new, the breakers are new, the consumer box is new.
(when I say new I mean about 4 monts old)
JohnHamer1977 said:not sure about watts but they are 50amp eachCrafty said:watts the typical total whattage of one of these sunbeds?
Why, what is wrong mate?Spark123 said:To put it streight you are in over your head. You clearly do not understand what you are doing, please call a professional electrician in before you end up doing someone some damage.
Sorry, where I put exactly my thoughts I was agreeing with those circumstances... so yes, it's next to a larger one.securespark said:JohnHamer1977 said:not sure about watts but they are 50amp eachCrafty said:watts the typical total whattage of one of these sunbeds?
50A each???
You didn't say whether the 6A breaker that is failing is next to a larger one or not.
C&GStudent said:You are the installer!
JohnHammer. It's at this point you wish you hadn't been been such a skinflint and employed a pro.
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