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Electric.

Post by Bunglebrewsbeer » Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:14 am

Anyone know much about electrics?


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Re: Electric.

Post by chris246810 » Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:47 pm

So tempted to write something sarcastic here. But I will resist the urge.

What you want to know?

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Re: Electric.

Post by guypettigrew » Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:12 pm

Bunglebrewsbeer wrote:Anyone know much about electrics?


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Astounding post!!!!

Here's some things I know about electrics;

Amps need volts to move

Don't hold bare wires at 230v

The neutral is sort of earth plus

Fuses don't always blow at their stated value.

Any help? Lots more useless electrics info available if needed.

Guy

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Re: Electric.

Post by Sadfield » Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:19 pm

They're louder than acoustics.

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Re: Electric.

Post by chris2012 » Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:24 pm

Technically you don't always need a voltage for current, with a superconductor anyhow, since there's no resistance ;)

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Re: Electric.

Post by guypettigrew » Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:46 pm

chris2012 wrote:Technically you don't always need a voltage for current, with a superconductor anyhow, since there's no resistance ;)
Excellent point. I'll dig out my superconductor HLT element which I'd completely forgotten about. Should allow me to heat the liquor up very cheaply-apart from the cost of running the superconductor, obviously!

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Re: Electric.

Post by chris2012 » Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:55 pm

Hehe

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Re: Electric.

Post by Bunglebrewsbeer » Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:29 pm

You guys are a hoot!!

Anyway..... I'm looking at getting a all singing dancing electric control panel thing. Apparently it will require its own 32a socket/circuit.
I'm going to be putting this into a new brewshed I'm getting. I will also require circuit for say a light and maybe couple of other plugs.

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Could I hook this up in my shed off my main electric box thing I have in my house ?


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Re: Electric.

Post by Wonkydonkey » Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:22 pm

Yep I love electric, it makes my toys work. :oops:
Yeh mains powered toys, :lol: I gave up with battery's, they tend to die at the most important time :cry:
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Re: Electric.

Post by themadhippy » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:53 pm

Anyone know much about electrics?
don't lick the shiny bits
Could I hook this up in my shed off my main electric box thing I have in my house
you could but if you have a residual current device on your main electric box thing you might get nuisance tripping and very little fault segregation.theres also the question of earthing arrangements if your brew shed is outside the equipotential zone of the incoming supply.
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Re: Electric.

Post by Bunglebrewsbeer » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:55 pm

I'm clueless with electrics. I'm just told I'd need a dedicated 32a circuit for the set up. No idea what that entails.


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Re: Electric.

Post by guypettigrew » Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:18 pm

Run an armoured wire from your supply box to the new shed. Fit a new consumer unit with RCBOs in the shed and run everything you need from that.

Get a fully qualified sparks to do the job. Don't even think about doing it yourself.

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Re: Electric.

Post by Bunglebrewsbeer » Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:08 pm

I wouldn't do it. But my father in law who's a builder may. The main board is be running off from the house. What size / amp block would be best to run it off 64?? If that's such a thing?


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Re: Electric.

Post by themadhippy » Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:47 pm

But my father in law who's a builder may
hope hes got his part p ticket,if not dont bother paying your houshold insurance as they wont pay out if you have a claim ,regardles
What size / amp block would be best to run it off 64?
63 A ,but the cable might need to be a rated for lots more than that depending on any correction factors
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Re: Electric.

Post by Bunglebrewsbeer » Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:57 am

No idea. Just know he builds swanky beach huts and he's offered to do me a brew shed. But basically that's pretty much the workings of what I'd require then.


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