ATS up in smoke Wife called Fire Brigade out

[Neil H]

My own fault I wont go into details but I wired it in wrong

PS yes its chines but what is not made

at lest here in the UK we have to have metal consumer units

 

[kommando]

I would not fit one of these, internally the link wires are not big enough for the 60A or 100A UK domestic supply regardless of what the writing on the unit or the spec says. Wiring it wrong and releasing the smoke early make be a lucky break.

 

[Neil H]

the main power cables connections and the contacts inside are in fact more heavy duty then my 60amp RCBO

in fact on taking the ATS apart I thought it was very well built

if you were meaning the wires you can see in the photo they are only control wires for switching the unit from grid to backup

 

[kommando]

No, the braided wires on the ones I have seen when opened up which carry the load. There are lots of makers so at least some are under sizing those wires and not buying two to open one to check.

 

[Brett V]

I have one on the AC input to my 12k Growatt and have watched the contacts with a thermal imaging camera. It doesn’t even get warm.

 

[JoanTheSpark]

[..] not buying two to open one to check.

Hm, that's standard procedure for me?! Those are safety relevant devices and by "saving" on the cost of a professional by DIY-ing I'm more than able to afford two of whatever it is I'm going to install - one for analysis to make sure the stuff works as expected.