Rcbo for old style mk board

[lkayelectrical]

Guy any one know if you can get rcbos to replace the older style mcbs?

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This type http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41f8p1g2ILL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

 

[m4tty]

That looks well old. Is it an mk 25a? Can't answer your question but that does look ancient lol

 

[Sidewinder]

M4tty,

Those are in the board in my garage you cheeky pup!

I don't think you can officially, though I have modified my board to take other breakers, amazing what you can do with a bucket of water, an oxy-acet torch, some hammers, pliers & a vice, to a copper bus bar!

Oh & my AE saw it & questioned me, so I took it out and showed him, he was flabbergasted but could not pull me on anything other than Manuf' inst and lack of type testing, which he actually did not pull me on,

 

[wozz]

Yes you can, they are very rare though. I can lay my hands on about three of them I think.

 

[Evans Electric]

Its an MK Sentry early type, might have some , I'll take a look later.

 

[Andy™]

a modern MK Sentry RCBO will fit. you will need an busbar adapter though to supply it

or you can use just about any RCBO and a suitable cable from busbar to feed it

note: if the CU has a sloping front, the RCBO will NOT fit

and that MCB is the 'newer' old type.

 

[a1]

Try our forum sponsor for RCBOs.

E-mail them first to check if they'd fit.

 

[lkayelectrical]

yeah there the 1361 ones, should of realy had a better look at them just found that pict on the net need to run a supply for a light to a garage and only was is off the back of the socket in the living room so need to supply some RCD protection for that wouldnt i because it doesnt have any designated outside use.

 

[Sidewinder]

lkaye,

The pic you have posted is a 3871 breaker mate, NOT 1361 breaker...

 

[batty]

I have a few 32amp ones as said they are rare willing to sell at the right price.

 

[kme]

Rare, you say??

I`ve got quite a few of em Happy daze all round, then.

They worth a one-er to anyone????

 

[batty]

How can i bump the price up if you tell people they are not rare.

:^O

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

I have buckets of them, along with all the other crap i have saved and will never use

 

[Doc Hudson]

yeah there the 1361 ones, should of really had a better look at them just found that pict on the net need to run a supply for a light to a garage and only was is off the back of the socket in the living room so need to supply some RCD protection for that wouldnt i because it doesnt have any designated outside use.

If you are running lights off the sockets, I assume you will be fitting a fused spur to protect your new cables. Surely the easiest would be just to fit a combined RCD & fused spur?

Doc H.