My cbus install progress (pictures)

Hi hope this is the correct section.
Here are some pictures of my current C-Bus install including wiring. Any comments welcome










You can also see data cables in this picture in reality they are not close to the 240v




































Hope there are not to many pictures. More to come if wanted.

 

Exciting stuff!

 

I like your cabinets - lots of room inside.

 

Yeah the cabinets are good size the only one issue I have with them is that the rails are 10mm short of being 36m wide which would allow me to get 3 cbus units across but not to worry as I can add the blind controllers here when I get them. The cabinets only cost ?140 $215 so its all good

 

Looking great so far! Who is the manufacturer of your cabinets/enclosures?

 

Thanks the cabinets are moeller.

 

Can I recommend cable trays instead of clips. I find that in about 1% of cables someone misses the nail and hits the cable. Then it doesnt work.

 

Yes please to more pics, always useful to see other people's ideas - even if they are usually better than mine !

Do I take it that the shorter commoning strips are used for your Neutral returns, and the longer bars for the Earths ?

Do you have the details of the Moeller cabinets available i.e. Part Numbers and Dimensions please ?

Cheers

Newsreader

 

I will get the details for you when I get home. Yes the smaller bar is for the Neutral and the longer is for earth I put the centre din rail in myself and cut and fitted the bar. I have fitted an rcbo to the load side of each dimmer and two to each 12 channel relay that is why the Neatural is not one long comman bar. I am not an electrician and am not saying this is the correct way to do it but if you have any questions please feel free to ask. I will post more pics and info soon

Thanks for your comments

 

Wow, was checking that wiring out thinking WTF til I realised it wasn't done in Australia or NZ. Switchboard enclosures look cool, better than the plastic ones I used at my place.

 

bulky cabling?

so how come you didn't run single sdi cable to the lights ? would have saved you a heap of bulk when it comes to wiring? what country is this in?

 

I am in Ireland. Do you mean only run the live wires and keep the natural common from circuit to circuit? I am using RCBO’s so the naturals can’t all be common. I suppose I could have cut down on some of the cables but if I ever do decide to change a circuit from a relay to dimming it is quite straight forward. If I was doing it again I would split the board in two and put a sub board in at the bottom of the house so I would have shorter cable runs.

 

Nearly there now just need to get the lights fitted at the other end

 

thank you very much for such pictures!

 

Any time if there are any other pictures you would like