Can any bright spark(ie) please explain what this means! We have been told we have "36 spaces for Din Rail Equipment"
thanks
Helen
Browse Forums General Discussion Re: What is a DIN Rail? 2Jul 16, 2007 8:53 pm DIN rail:
A DIN-rail mounted telephone modem. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A DIN rail or top-hat rail is a standardized 35 mm wide metal rail with hat-shaped cross section. It is widely used, especially in Europe, for mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks. In addition to the popular 35 mm top-hat rail (EN 50022, BS 5584), several less widely used types of mounting rails have been standardized: * 15 mm wide top-hat rail (EN 50045, BS 6273); * 75 mm wide top-hat rail (EN 50023, BS 5585); * G-type rail (EN 50035, BS 5825). Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: What is a DIN Rail? 4Jul 16, 2007 9:12 pm Casa2 Now I really don't know what a DIN rail is. LOL let me compress the middle sentence for you: A DIN rail is widely used or mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks. Re: What is a DIN Rail? 5Jul 17, 2007 8:04 pm Yes as Matt said, its for mounting equipment, often in switchboards.
Seeing as you have mentioned 36 module I would guess you are talking about your switchboard. Circuit Breakers for your switchboard will take up 1 module per circuit, or 3 modules if using 3phase power per circuit. Fairly standard equipment nothing to get too excited about. Its the standard mount for these circuit breakers. And if your next question is whether it is enough....it certainly should be plenty for a NORMAL domestic housing situation. Re: What is a DIN Rail? 6Jul 17, 2007 8:30 pm It should just about handle anything that goes on in a normal house. Din rails are primarily used in industrial switchboards in factories. Re: What is a DIN Rail? 7Jul 17, 2007 10:36 pm If you remember ceramic fuses in the fuse box, then that's what a DIN rail replaces in modern houses. It is normally incorporated into it's own enclosure, and common brands are Hager, Clipsal, HPM etc.
RCDs (commonly known as earth leakage or safety switches) take up 2 spots on a DIN rail. Assuming you might have the following: 2 lights circuits (not RCD'd) = 2 spots 2 power circuits (RCD'd) = 4 spots Hot water = 1 spot Oven/range = 1 spot single phase aircon = 1 spot. You can see it will take a long time to reach 36! It is common these days to see people with older houses replacing the ceramic fuses with DIN rails & circuit breakers when major work is done. I have done this to both my places, and a simple 11 spot DIN rail did the trick in both. In a mate's place they have a pair of 11s, as they have additional safety switches on the pool & garage circuits, as well as the IXL tastics, and the outdoor security lights on their own breakers, which adds up to an additional 6 spots compared to an average house. Re: What is a DIN Rail? 8Jul 17, 2007 10:38 pm Here's 2 good pages that show pics of a couple of types:
http://www.hagerbr.com.au/menu/products ... 0-1024.htm http://www.hagerbr.com.au/menu/products ... 0-1763.htm Re: What is a DIN Rail? 9Jul 19, 2007 2:07 pm thanks for the comments and links everyone, you have all been very informative. it is so nice to have such prompt and enthusiastic responses. much appreciated. Electrical just got back to me and said the most they can provide is a single power point on the Bedroom 1 side of that wall. After handover, your towel rail installer… 2 4213 |