How can I install small gauge SwitChek wiring into the same terminals as large power circuit cabling?
This arrangement is supported by AS3000 so long as certain circuit conditions are complied with. AS3000:2000 Cl 2.4.4.4 requires that: • The length of the circuit is less than 3m. • The circuit has no branch circuits. • The conductors are not located in the vicinity of flammable materials. • The conductors are mechanically protected by being located in a metallic wiring enclosure. The power cable and the SwitChek measurement cable should be crimped together in a single sleeve. The sleeve then fits easily into the switch tunnel terminal. In the case of larger power circuit conductors we recommend cable tieing “lip blade” terminals to the power circuit cable lugs.
