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  1. panelman

    Which DMM can you recommend?

    another vote for fluke
  2. panelman

    H2s sensor

    yep, I've briefly looked at GC, assorted laser/UV and the lead tape systems but, as always, the cost (20k per system) is in danger of scaring the client away. The sensors used in personal gas monitors (cost c. £/$100) is really what we want, we just need to find one that will work sans oxygen
  3. panelman

    H2s sensor

    Hi folks I need a H2S sensor that will work in the absence of oxygen. Our gas is 80% Nitrogen, 20% methane 25 ppm H2S, Ideally what I want is something with a 1-5V/4-20mA output that covers the range 0-30 ppm. Everything I've found so far either only works with H2S as a trace in air as they...
  4. panelman

    Terminal for flexible power cable

    Have you thought about using bootlaces?
  5. panelman

    Tri rated cable short time ratings

    Scotty, I did the adiabatic one from the regs and that came up with 700s to raise the temp from 90 to 250, assuming that's linear and ignoring temperature related resistance changes that gives about a 20 degree increase in 90s. I did try niceic (don't know...try the cable manufacturer) Draka...
  6. panelman

    Tri rated cable short time ratings

    Cable is 50mm2, 5m long and carries 280A for 90 seconds my own workings from first principles and assuming no heat loss from the cable…..… Resistance of 50mm2 cable = 0.386 ohms/km Resistance of 5m of 50mm2 = 0.386/200 = 0.00193 ohms Total energy into cable = I2.R.t = 280 x 280 x 0.00193 x...
  7. panelman

    Tri rated cable short time ratings

    Code (or regs over here) says bigger, on a permanent job we'd certainly go bigger, the rest of the panel is 95mm but that's designed to last 20 years when running 24/7. The temporary job just needs to run the pump for 4 90 seconds runs spread over 12 hours, my thinking is that whilst the...
  8. panelman

    Tri rated cable short time ratings

    the standard charts say that 50mm tri-rated can do 200A presumably all day for 20 years Does anyone have short time ratings? We need to run a 280A pump for a day. Pump is on softstart and runs for 90 secs about once every 4 hours. Cables would be about 5m long. Gut feel says it will be ok but...
  9. panelman

    SLC 5/05 Ethernet IP Communications

    you should be able to pull the program and read the IP address via the serial port
  10. panelman

    motor control circuits

    we've used number of these http://www.kbelectronics.com/kbsearch/descriptions/popup_kbic_240d.htm for what they cost it's not worth thinking bout DIY
  11. panelman

    How to detect faulted or broken wires for PLC inputs

    to expand on IRstuff's post, add a series resistor and you'll be able to detect the full set, fault open, fault closed, normal open and normal closed. You will need an AI instead of a DI for each circuit which might get expensive depending on numbers and/or PLC used
  12. panelman

    3 Phases to 2 phases.

    Differential means it will trip if the current through each pole isn’t the same, they are pretty low tech, each pole has a resistance in it which heats up with current flow and mechanical linkages trip it if either all three poles are passing too much current or one pole is different to the...
  13. panelman

    3 Phases to 2 phases.

    those look like standard thermal rather than electronic. You'll be lucky if one selected for three phase current will turn up enough to cover the equivalent single phase current
  14. panelman

    Three different scope breeds. The "best" is sometimes a beast..

    just got one of these http://www.picotech.com/document/datasheets/PicoScope3000.pdf
  15. panelman

    Hx & buffer tank

    it's DHW in residential. my thoughts were that if the pump goes off then thermal stratification will reduce the amount of stored HW available when demand resumes and once the pump comes back on it will mix everything up thus further reducing the amount of HW available. might there also be...
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