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[jimes256]

is this new to 17th as i understood you can take a spur from the board?

[crockofplot]

Actually having just spoken to the NICEIC they are also saying that spurs from a DB is acceptable. I ws always under the impression it was not.

As they say, its a ring, makes no difference if you take it from the DB or a socket, its all the same. Just not the norm

[crockofplot]

LOL no worries mate :) Actually if we're being honest, even a radial should not be wired like this BUT its not dangerous, just really not the best way to do it.

Good luck on the remake, let me know when its live :)

[LazloStormaker]

We are in the process of remaking this to the 17th Edition.

I must congratulate crock on being the only person in 7/8 years ever to have spotted this anomaly!

By definition a "Spur" is a "Branch from a ring or radial circuit" so clearly would not be wired from the Origin.

Unfortuantely the gentleman who produced the script for this video is no longer with us so I cannot investigate his thinking!

[crockofplot]

You CANNOT connect a spur at the origin of the circuit on a ring circuit THIS IS INCORRECT AND DANGEROUS and would fail any test.

If its a radial i.e. 16a MCB yes it can be connected at the origin but NOT on a 32a MCB ring mains.

[squirrelsivertsen]

good video, it was eduational.

there's just not enough video's like this on youtube for learning electricians.