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Technologies associated with AFDDs | Scolmore

|Date: 25 July, 2023

Technologies associated with AFDDs | Scolmore

AFDDs have been getting a lot of attention following the publication of Amendment 2 to BS 7671:2018. Jake ...

AFDDs have been getting a lot of attention following the publication of Amendment 2 to BS 7671:2018. Jake Green, Technical Engagement Manager with Scolmore, looks at the technologies associated with A ...

25 July, 2023
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Hager’s new single module RCBO AFDD gets put to the test

|Date: 12 December, 2022

Hager’s new single module RCBO AFDD gets put to the test

Following the launch of Hager’s new single module RCBO AFDD, we discover how the unit performed in a real ...

Following the launch of Hager’s new single module RCBO AFDD, we discover how the unit performed in a real-life domestic scenario. Utilising existing feedback from over 5,000 two-module-wide units and ...

12 December, 2022
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Scolmore’s AFDDs launch completes the Elucian by Click consumer unit range

|Date: 1 June, 2022

Scolmore’s AFDDs launch completes the Elucian by Click consumer unit range

Among the significant changes included in the Amendment 2 to BS 7671:2018 (18th edition of the IET Wiring ...

Among the significant changes included in the Amendment 2 to BS 7671:2018 (18th edition of the IET Wiring Regulations) is a new requirement for Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs) in AC final circuits ...

1 June, 2022
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Electrium launches Amendment 2 updates and support

|Date: 19 April, 2022

Electrium launches Amendment 2 updates and support

Now that Amendment 2 of the 18th Edition has arrived, Electrium has launched a series of updates to help ...

Now that Amendment 2 of the 18th Edition has arrived, Electrium has launched a series of updates to help professionals understand the changes and how they affect the next installation or project. As p ...

19 April, 2022
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Crabtree integrates AFDDs with new miniature RCBO

|Date: 13 August, 2019

Crabtree integrates AFDDs with new miniature RCBO

Crabtree combine AFDDs with the new Miniature RCBO to create a single device that can provide protection ...

Crabtree combine AFDDs with the new Miniature RCBO to create a single device that can provide protection against all fault conditions. Crabtree AFDDs have been designed and tested to not respond to ar ...

13 August, 2019
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Challenges of the 18th Edition

|Date: 5 April, 2019

Challenges of the 18th Edition

With the implementation of the 18th Edition now a few months old, Bureau Veritas considers the impact of ...

With the implementation of the 18th Edition now a few months old, Bureau Veritas considers the impact of the amendment and what it means for electrical contractors. Heralded as the biggest shakeup of ...

5 April, 2019
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Arc Fault Protection: Requirements & Recommendations

|Date: 30 November, 2018

Arc Fault Protection: Requirements & Recommendations

Simon Rowlinson of Wylex delves into the 18th Edition regulations to explore whether Arc Fault Detection ...

Simon Rowlinson of Wylex delves into the 18th Edition regulations to explore whether Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs), although defined as a 'recommendation', are essentially 'mandatory' in certain ...

30 November, 2018
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AFDDs: Is Arc De Triumph?

|Date: 29 June, 2018

AFDDs: Is Arc De Triumph?

Here the team at Crabtree explains why it’s important that you don’t let arcing become an ‘AFDD-thought’. ...

Here the team at Crabtree explains why it’s important that you don’t let arcing become an ‘AFDD-thought’. The Wiring Regulations define danger as: “Risk of injury to persons from: fire, electric shock ...

29 June, 2018
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