Re: Re: LD10 and "buzzing" fuse at the consumer unit

["Gary Peake" <email@xxxxxxx>]

Mark I have not in my experience ever heard a bs3036 rewirable fuse buzz,
are you sure that the noise you can hear is not arcing possibly due to a
loose cable connection in the consumer unit, if this is the case you should
rectify it ASAP for obvious reasons.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Hetherington" <mark.egroups@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 2:32 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: LD10 and "buzzing" fuse at the consumer
unit


> --- In ukha_d@y..., Keith Doxey <ukha@d...> wrote:
> > Didnt notice the bit about the main fuse.
> >
> > Is it an actual FUSE or an MCB (Miniature Circuit Breaker)?
>
> Not sure of the exact terminology (I used to know) but it is a fuse
> that takes fuse wire when it "blows".
>
> > Fuses shouldnt really buzz, if it is then maybe it is aging and
the
> fuse
> > wire is rattling to the surges through it just as light bulb
> filaments
> > "rattle".
>
> Ah. Maybe I could try replacing the fuse wire and pulling it as taut
> as possible to try and restrict the movement.
>
> Eventually I want to move to all MCBs. When I had the shower
> installed, the plumber replaced one of them with an MCB but I am not
> sure what parts were needed to enable him to do this or I would
> replace them all now and the consumer unit later when my garage is
> finished.
>
> > MCB's could well buzz slightly as they have a coil in there that
> gerates a
> > magnetic field proportional to the current flowing through it.
When
> the
> > field is strong enough, ie, there is too much curent flowing, the
> pull of
> > the field is enough to operate the trip.
>
> Ah right, MCBs might not fix the problem then.
>
> > Yes, I did mean loft insulation.
>
> OK cool. Would it still provide adequate sound proofing if it
> was "compressed" during fitting. I don't really want to lose
say
> 100mm around the cupboard so if I could compress it and not lose too
> much benefit it would be relatively simple to do.
>
> I guess since it will also insulate at the same time I will need to
> vent the cupboard to reduce heat build up.
>
> Mark.
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________
> Automated Home UK
> http://www.automatedhome.co.uk
> ____________________________________
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>




____________________________________
Automated Home UK
http://www.automatedhome.co.uk
____________________________________

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/