Single phase board with rcbo's

[Sparky92]

Iv got 14 single phase 20way boards to fit all with rcbos, Iv done 4 already and want to know if anyone has a better way to terminate the conductors to make it look tidyer.

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[Leesparkykent]

Dress the cables neatly. How comes no trunking on the cables that are top entry?

 

[davesparks]

Dress the cables neatly, take a bit of time to do the job to a good standard instead of that mess.
Cleat the SWA so that the gland isn't stressed like that
Put the RCBO earths in the right places

 

[Sparky92]

No trunking as the cables are getting boxed in.

 

[GMES]

I would also put some female brass bushes on those males to avoid nicking those singles coming in from the grid switch.

 

[Sintra]

Take a bit of time to dress the cables properly. That lot looks like it's been bunged together in a hurry. Why is the SWA entering the cu at a 30 degree angle?
Strip of all the outer sheathing on the twins then separate the cables into groups of cpc's, neutrals and lives. Terminate all cpc's followed by neutrals then lives.

 

[Hellmooth]

Surely you can see that's a mess? Armour is poorly terminated, the rest isn't much better, would only take seconds more to get the conductors the same length and swung in at the same angles.

 

[Andy78]

I agree that the SWA is not just messy but likely to be stressing the board case and the SWA strands in the gland. A proper dressed bend is needed before re-glanding it.

 

[Dave OCD]

Although this isn't an RCBO board, here's an example of one of my boards done a couple of years back, this isn't perfect and I knocked one of the lives out of straight before taking the picture but the job took an hour and a half start to finish [apart from testing], someone got let down by their usual sparks and the place was being let two days later so I ended up doing this at 8pm on a Friday night !

 

[telectrix]

Dress the cables neatly, take a bit of time to do the job to a good standard instead of that mess.
Cleat the SWA so that the gland isn't stressed like that
Put the RCBO earths in the right places

and ferrule the ends.

 

[telectrix]

Although this isn't an RCBO board, here's an example of one of my boards done a couple of years back, this isn't perfect and I knocked one of the lives out of straight before taking the picture but the job took an hour and a half start to finish [apart from testing], someone got let down by their usual sparks and the place was being let two days later so I ended up doing this at 8pm on a Friday night !

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tidy except the visible copper on the incomers.:28:

 

[R G]

I couldn't make that board look any worse if I really tried , can't really see any good points about it myself ....

 

[Dave OCD]

I couldn't make that board look any worse if I really tried , can't really see any good points about it myself ....

Which one ?

 

[cdavies33]

That board is a complete mess! You don't need pointers on how to make it tidy..... You need to go back to school!!

i wonder if that armoured would fall out if I got my pet mouse to blow at it??

 

[Dave OCD]

tidy except the visible copper on the incomers.:28:

I did cut 5mm of copper off the tails and re-do them, only took the picture to e mail the owner of the place to confirm the job was done and put his mind at rest as he was stressing about the tenants on the way and no working electrics ! :smiley2:

 

[R G]

Which one ?

The top one Dave that the Op has posted....

 

[Dave OCD]

Phew, I know mine wasn't perfect and done in a hurry but didn't think it was THAT bad. :lol:

 

[Sintra]

Here's one I done a while back.

 

[Dave OCD]

That's more like it , not criticising in any way but although I've bunched wiring with small cable ties for neatness before I wonder if it can have an adverse effect on dissipating any heat build up when the circuits are 'busy' ?

 

[Hellmooth]

Although this isn't an RCBO board, here's an example of one of my boards done a couple of years back, this isn't perfect and I knocked one of the lives out of straight before taking the picture but the job took an hour and a half start to finish [apart from testing], someone got let down by their usual sparks and the place was being let two days later so I ended up doing this at 8pm on a Friday night !

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And that's a cracking job!