Query 16amp flat socket/connector?

[NorthwichTrader]

Hi b0atman,

I think all bollards, and most boats now/should come with RCDs as standard...at least they ought to!

Our boat has an RCD fitted, I know there was some confusion with this earlier in the thread!

It's all good fun, this boating thing!

[DHutch]

I think all bollards, and most boats now/should come with RCDs as standard...at least they ought to!

 

Although there may be some very old hook ups, and ones that do not comply, the legislation is quite strict and now calls for each outlet to have it own RCD protection as well as for each berth to have its own outlet, very simular to the rules surrounding caravan hook ups.

 

Daniel

[Arthur Brown]

There are flush lidded recessed panels usually fitted to camper vans available retail. Some have a Ceeform appliance inlet others have Powercon appliance inlets.

 

You should be careful with earth referencing as a generator fed into the shoreline fitting usually needs the boat to have a ground referenced neutral, but with mains having already been supplied as earth referenced a second N-E bond will cause nuisance tripping of RCDs. You should also ensure that an inverter running the boat's AC cannot feed into the appliance inlet and out to the exposed pins of the shoreline plug.

 

Lots of useful diagrams are on the Smartgauge site

[ditchcrawler]

With regards the RCD if the onshore bollard does not have one then that surely is in the wrong why should one be fitted on the boat if only 240v use is from landline .

Now use inverters and generators then yes it is wise to have one BUT why are they not standard fit on said pieces of equipment.

I don't remember there not being one, I must have missed that

[Arthur Brown]

If the bollard has an RCD and the boat has one thenyou will never know which one trips unless you chose a more sensitive one for inside. Usually RCDs 30mA and 25ms rated so a faster one would mean you have a good guess which one has tripped and don't have to wander down the dock at silly o'clock in the cold dark rain.

[ditchcrawler]

If the bollard has an RCD and the boat has one thenyou will never know which one trips unless you chose a more sensitive one for inside. Usually RCDs 30mA and 25ms rated so a faster one would mean you have a good guess which one has tripped and don't have to wander down the dock at silly o'clock in the cold dark rain.

You check the one in the boat before you go out in the rain

[John V]

If the bollard has an RCD and the boat has one thenyou will never know which one trips unless you chose a more sensitive one for inside. Usually RCDs 30mA and 25ms rated so a faster one would mean you have a good guess which one has tripped and don't have to wander down the dock at silly o'clock in the cold dark rain.

if you install a 10mA rcd or rcbo in series with a standard 30mA they will both trip at the same time ditto for 30mA and 100mA a 10mA will probably trip before a 100mA.....there isn't enough difference between adjacent values. the only way to definitely get only one to operate without the other going is to make one of them a time delay version.....unfortunately this means that if you are depending on the slow one to save your life.......it probably won't

 

(also the nuisance tripping of a 10mA one will probably drive you nuts.....you've just got to look at them crosseyed)