found this cu

[tom1]

working for someone this week who is wiring a call centre

they were going to chuck this out as they said it had know use even though it has six legrand C 10, so i took it off there hand not seen a cu like it.

is the cu worth flebay or should i just scrap it?

 

[Evans Electric]

Looks wierd to me , where would you use it ?

Are those plugs in the top ?

Chuck it away :C

 

[Andy™]

cant say ive ever seen a CU like that. obviously designed for a specific purpose. may be worth finding out more about it (so you know what its for) then ebay it

 

[Andy™]

and here is the connectors that are used



(note: the pic is of a plug, but the description is socket - they must only have the plug pic for both plug & socket)

and the plug that would fit into it

 

[tom1]

Looks wierd to me , where would you use it ? Are those plugs in the top ?

Chuck it away :C

yes plugs at the top,

 

[tom1]

the connector is plastic but the female part of the connector that the plug gose into looks metal but that cant be right

 

[ProDave]

Where's the main switch?

 

[tom1]

Where's the main switch?

no main switch just a terminal on the buzz bar

 

[Lurch]

It's not a CU, it's a distribution point for flexible desk power systems. You bang one of these in the middle then you buy units with various combinations of power, data and phone outlets and\or euro module spaces then you plonk it on the desk and the flyleads that come from it get plugged into the relevant services, such as a phone point or one of these power distribution units.

Got a couple in the garage, might take a pic later if I wander past.

http://www.olson.co.uk/office_management.htm That sort of thing, various manufacturers do their own variations of it.

 

[kme]

I`ve seen / used those plugs somewhere - can`t remeber where, though....

Think it may have been theatre wiring (stage, not hospital!) ; but not sure.

So annoying when you remember the item, but now where / how you used it.........

 

[Evans Electric]

I`ve seen / used those plugs somewhere - can`t remeber where, though....Think it may have been theatre wiring (stage, not hospital!) ; but not sure.

So annoying when you remember the item, but now where / how you used it.........

Otherwise known as " Getting old" or " Losing it"

 

[Lurch]

I`ve seen / used those plugs somewhere - can`t remeber where, though....Think it may have been theatre wiring (stage, not hospital!) ; but not sure.

They're on loads of things, undercupbaord lights, boilers, erm other things and so on....

So annoying when you remember the item, but now where / how you used it.........

I think it's catching, I've used them on loads more things but can't quite remember what any of them are!

 

[kme]

Aye, mate - you apparently know it better than me, as you`ve got a name for it

"Sod avalon, where`s Xanadu?"

n.b. - photography thread update....... Probably one of the top 10 pics I`ve ever taken.........

 

[tom1]

there was some of them sockets lying around, not sure if th bord is worth doing anything with but will def keep the mcb.

not that i will have much use C10,

on another note had a bit of a hickup, we put in two 4mm 3core swa supplys for air con supposed to be single phase 26A, air con guy came today and said that one of them needs 3phase and neutral. bugger

 

[Lurch]

not that i will have much use C10

I took out 10+ Hager D10's from a board about 10\11 Years ago after doing a PIR and the Zs being too high for them, swapped them for C10's I think. Anyway, finally used one the other Month!

Moral of the story, you never know when it will be useful.

 

[steptoe]

They're on loads of things, undercupbaord lights, boilers, erm other things and so on....I think it's catching, I've used them on loads more things but can't quite remember what any of them are!

oldish (for the kids)

undercupboard lighting connectors, really popular for a while.

 

[Lurch]

oldish (for the kids)undercupboard lighting connectors, really popular for a while.

Not that old, I used to fit them. Unless by kids you meant under 10's. Pretty sure I'm not getting old so that can't be it.

 

[steptoe]

Not that old, I used to fit them. Unless by kids you meant under 10's. Pretty sure I'm not getting old so that can't be it.

LOL

I meANT AS BEING THE STANDARD CONNECTOR TYPE FOR UNDER COUNTER LIGHTS.

sorry about thye caps, F'in children

 

[Evans Electric]

Aye, mate - you apparently know it better than me, as you`ve got a name for it "Sod avalon, where`s Xanadu?"

n.b. - photography thread update....... Probably one of the top 10 pics I`ve ever taken.........

I've seen it KME, great photo, lovely sunset, lovely lady, could you not airbrush the old tramp out of it !!!! :innocent

 

[steptoe]

I've seen it KME, great photo, lovely sunset, lovely lady, could you not airbrush the old tramp out of it !!!! :innocent

:slap