Posted by Harriet on August 18, 2011, 7:17 am
Have you or a loved one had an electrical accident in the garden in the
past two years which has caused emotional distress or physical damage?
And would you be prepared to talk about this with a charity committed to
reducing accidents and deaths caused by electrical accidents? This
charity may want to share your story with the media to raise awareness
of this vital issue but will only do so with your consent. Contact
esc@forster.co.uk with your email address and telephone number if you
would like to know more. We are able to offer an incentive and can
discuss this further when you’ve got in touch.
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Harriet
Posted by Martin Brown on August 18, 2011, 11:31 am
On 18/08/2011 12:17, Harriet wrote:
> Have you or a loved one had an electrical accident in the garden in the
> past two years which has caused emotional distress or physical damage?
> And would you be prepared to talk about this with a charity committed to
> reducing accidents and deaths caused by electrical accidents? This
> charity may want to share your story with the media to raise awareness
> of this vital issue but will only do so with your consent. Contact
> esc@forster.co.uk with your email address and telephone number if you
> would like to know more. We are able to offer an incentive and can
> discuss this further when you’ve got in touch.
Does cutting through the electric hedge trimmer cable count? Physical
damage was entirely limited to losing 1m off the length of the bright
orange mains cable and resetting the earth leakage circuit breaker.
Promoting ELCBs for use on external garden circuits is very sensible.
Regards,
Martin Brown
Posted by Chris Hogg on August 18, 2011, 3:58 pm
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:31:42 +0100, Martin Brown
>Promoting ELCBs for use on external garden circuits is very sensible.
ELCB's are old technology. RCD's are the thing these days. An ELCB
won't protect you if you are unfortunate enough to contact a live wire
at the same time as providing a circuit directly to earth, as might
happen in the garden for example, whereas an RCD will.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELCB
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual-current_device
There are many ELCB's still around, as in our property until about
five years ago.
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Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
Posted by Dave Liquorice on August 18, 2011, 4:42 pm
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:58:29 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:
> ELCB's are old technology. RCD's are the thing these days. An ELCB
> won't protect you if you are unfortunate enough to contact a live wire
> at the same time as providing a circuit directly to earth,
You need to define what type of ELCB you are refering to when using
that term. A Voltage Operated ELCB might not protect you (depends on
the earth path) but there is no difference between a Current Operated
ELCB and an RCD.
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Cheers
Dave.
Posted by Chris Hogg on August 19, 2011, 2:45 am
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:42:22 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
>On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:58:29 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:
>> ELCB's are old technology. RCD's are the thing these days. An ELCB
>> won't protect you if you are unfortunate enough to contact a live wire
>> at the same time as providing a circuit directly to earth,
>You need to define what type of ELCB you are refering to when using
>that term. A Voltage Operated ELCB might not protect you (depends on
>the earth path) but there is no difference between a Current Operated
>ELCB and an RCD.
From the Wiki article: "Current-operated ELCBs are generally known as
Residual-current devices (RCD)" and again :"When the term ELCB is used
it usually means a voltage-operated device". I assume the OP means a
voltage-operated device, and that was certainly what ours was. More
common with overhead (TT) power supplies.
--
Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
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> past two years which has caused emotional distress or physical damage?
> And would you be prepared to talk about this with a charity committed to
> reducing accidents and deaths caused by electrical accidents? This
> charity may want to share your story with the media to raise awareness
> of this vital issue but will only do so with your consent. Contact
> esc@forster.co.uk with your email address and telephone number if you
> would like to know more. We are able to offer an incentive and can
> discuss this further when you’ve got in touch.