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I was in a medium course for the whole of last week and the trainer mentioned that SF6 filled-switchgear is by far the safest compared to vacuum and air filled. But he could not explain to us why the gas is so good in quenching a flash. I did not need a...

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Thankyou ScottyUK for the information.I have forgoten what ACB is. AutoCB,ArmatureCB? Sorry for a stupid question..?

Thanks scottyUK. He feels that the purpose of 80A fuses will be to protect the whole installation i.e. cable, motor and VSD. This is also good for discrimination purposes between the breaker and the CB. But this argument is very crude especially considering jraef's comment. Installing correctly...

Thanks a lot for the replies.

Thank you jraef and sed2developer for your valuable advice. Jraef, you sound surprised that I have both fuses and CB? I have seen a couple of installation done that way especially if the supply comes from a far source. I thought I may escape the trouble of replacing the old 80A isolating-fuses...

I am doing a motor control upgrade. The present installation is as follows:- · 400V, 15 KW, 2pole, 3Ph sq-cage induction motor spinning a high inertia fan. · Cable from sub-station isolating fuses to the starter and then the motor 6mm sq – a distance of 18 meters · Fuse rating 80 A ·...

Thank you for the comments. These guys know the procedures and they have been trained over and over again but sometimes proper work ethics fall through the cracks and this can be disastrous. One stupid action can easily jeopardise the plant or people’s lives. In this particular incident no one...

I wish to share some learning with you guys about this failure.It sounds basic but it may help someone. A week did not go by after posting a question on thread237-176733 about an upgrade I am intending to do of a 40 years old system. An operator and a mechanical fitter were changing over fans...

Thank you all for the good suggestions and assistance. I will surely give you an update after installation in May. God bless

Thanks Skogsgurra and itsmoked for the worthy replies. Itsmoked, idea of a new fan is non-stater option because of how complex the ducting system is and the time it will take to do that. We can't have this system OFF for too long thats why we have two - one on stand-by. Skogsgurra:- I am not...

I kindly need your input on a project I am doing, pardon me for the long text. I have 2 furnaces with a common fume-extraction-duct. The duct split in to two (like a ‘Y’) and a fan is fitted on each split for the purpose of redundancy. The fans sit in the ducts but shafts, mechanical torque...

Sorry for this. I rushed to posted a suggestion without reading CJCPE's post, he had mentioned the same point earlier.

Lateral thinking: - My concern about adapting the protection of 250Hp motor to that of 200HP is that years to come new electricians and engineers will replace the current crew. For some reason the load requirements might increase and a need for motor upgrade will surface. They guys will look at...

'Provide high power (2 hp) / torque at low or 0 rpm' For interest sake, why is your application needing 2HP torque at zero rpms.