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Mixing Enclosure/Breakers??
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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 41496" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>The only thing that could go wrong is the lid wont fit properly because a breaker is sitting too proud.</p><p></p><p>electrically they ALL must be BS60898 compatible! so no safety issues..</p><p></p><p>The only big problem IMHO is the CU bus-bar type of connection..</p><p></p><p>e.g. fork type bus-bar -vs- blade type bus-bar -vs- Starbreaker plug type bus-bar.</p><p></p><p>other than that its not rocket science to hold two MCB's side by side and compare physical dimensions &amp; alignment of bus bar connections.</p><p></p><p>It may not look too neat....</p><p></p><p>but electricity will still travel around bends even if all the bends are not 100% parallel! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>and some MCB's are obsolete or near obsolete so a next best match has to be used if you are not to replace a whole CU say during an additional circuit. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 41496, member: 250"] The only thing that could go wrong is the lid wont fit properly because a breaker is sitting too proud. electrically they ALL must be BS60898 compatible! so no safety issues.. The only big problem IMHO is the CU bus-bar type of connection.. e.g. fork type bus-bar -vs- blade type bus-bar -vs- Starbreaker plug type bus-bar. other than that its not rocket science to hold two MCB's side by side and compare physical dimensions & alignment of bus bar connections. It may not look too neat.... but electricity will still travel around bends even if all the bends are not 100% parallel! ;) and some MCB's are obsolete or near obsolete so a next best match has to be used if you are not to replace a whole CU say during an additional circuit. :) [/QUOTE]
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