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The consumer unit

Electrical Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

How the consumer unit (distribution board) splits the supply into final circuits, each with its own MCB, and where an RCD fits.

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  1. Equipment at the consumer intake point
  2. The KPLC service line
  3. The supplier cut-out
  4. The energy meter
  5. The main isolation switch
  6. Main fuse and circuit breaker
  7. The consumer unit
  8. Functions of the control equipment
  9. Installing intake equipment in sequence
  10. The consumer earthing point
  11. Installing an earth electrode
  12. Why intake equipment must follow the rules