Notes from the workshop
Release notes and updates on FusePlan, plus posts on electrical engineering topics.
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Plan an electrical renovation for free: draw your rooms, place outlets in the DIN 18015-3 zones, group circuits and hand your electrician a PDF.
Read more : Plan the electrics for your renovation: free room plannerFrom AC to B+: what separates the six RCD types, and when type B stops being enough.
What actually separates B, C, and D breakers: the magnetic trip threshold, not overload protection. With a trip curve and some of the math behind it.
RCBOs save space on the rail but cost a lot more than a separate RCD and breakers. A look at both sides, with the ABB DS301C as an example.
Why a standard ferrule tool gives up on twin ferrules at 10 mm² and up, and how to crimp 10 and 16 mm² TWIN cross-sections cleanly anyway.
Why a fuse box rarely fits on the first try without real module widths, and how FusePlan catches that before you touch a rail.
Why ferrules come in 10, 12 and 18 mm lengths, and what separates a good one from a no-name bag.