RCD Archives

RCDs: Operation and Application Explained

|Date: 8 October, 2018

RCDs: Operation and Application Explained

Essential technical advice from the team at ELECSA. The RCD has become an indispensable protective device ...

Essential technical advice from the team at ELECSA. The RCD has become an indispensable protective device, selected to provide fault protection, additional protection and, in certain circumstances, pr ...

8 October, 2018
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18th Edition: How Will RCD Selection Work?

|Date: 29 June, 2018

18th Edition: How Will RCD Selection Work?

Chaz Andrews, Technical Manager at Doepke UK, discusses the latest updates regarding consumer units and R ...

Chaz Andrews, Technical Manager at Doepke UK, discusses the latest updates regarding consumer units and RCD use. Type AC residual current protection has been applied in UK domestic premises, with litt ...

29 June, 2018
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Circuit Protection: An Evolution

|Date: 9 March, 2018

Circuit Protection: An Evolution

From their introduction in the late 1800s consumer units have seen many design changes to improve functio ...

From their introduction in the late 1800s consumer units have seen many design changes to improve functionality and safety. The team at Europa Components takes us through some of the key amendments. I ...

9 March, 2018
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Cables Concealed in Walls or Partitions: The Case for Additional Protection by Residual Current Devices

|Date: 12 January, 2018

Cables Concealed in Walls or Partitions: The Case for Additional Protection by Residual Current Devices

BS 7671: 2008 (2015) Requirements for Electrical Installations contains recommendations that a cable inst ...

BS 7671: 2008 (2015) Requirements for Electrical Installations contains recommendations that a cable installed in a wall or partition must, in many cases, be provided with additional protection by mea ...

12 January, 2018
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Watch: PowerBreaker Residual Current Devices

|Date: 7 June, 2017

Watch: PowerBreaker Residual Current Devices

GreenBrook has relaunched its brand of PowerBreaker RCDs by increasing the range to offer the most compre ...

GreenBrook has relaunched its brand of PowerBreaker RCDs by increasing the range to offer the most comprehensive selection of products on the market. PowerBreaker was the first to create the RCD (Resi ...

7 June, 2017
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Doepke RCD Basics

|Date: 28 April, 2016

Doepke RCD Basics

Chaz Andrews, Doepke UK Technical Manager, explains why it’s important to select the correct Type of RCD ...

Chaz Andrews, Doepke UK Technical Manager, explains why it’s important to select the correct Type of RCD – Amendment 3 BS7671 – and identifies some of the basic terms. The term “Type” when related to ...

28 April, 2016
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