From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 18 04:09:28 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAE4D90E for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 04:09:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erich@alogt.com) Received: from alogt.com (alogt.com [69.36.191.58]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9FD3A2907 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 04:09:28 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alogt.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:Mime-Version:References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date; bh=baXmcxEn4MPP/2ZvL3xZ+eeEt8RROJZlaMK/SztwgFU=; b=F/H/rJtfQ7WqO1bOiNSAqjv7WX/xdzpMOm5lAcLCZKN5Vf6NUkAwBkKW7xIC/KhQTiSMYX6waY4eIlGWxciSUWPg4+aRjdO6VdBw0fsLYIQs4yV09mZmX1zsbcA7pzRAxRrfhx0Q4pzU+LpGoxGf9BG7qjNORnwqZQxjFLiqRLE=; Received: from [39.194.172.110] (port=53116 helo=X220.ovitrap.com) by sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net with esmtpsa (SSLv3:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1VX1NM-0020D1-BZ; Thu, 17 Oct 2013 22:09:26 -0600 Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:09:07 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky To: Frank Leonhardt Subject: Re: OT: UPS buying suggestion Message-ID: <20131018120907.6d436250@X220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <525FE9B7.6080307@fjl.co.uk> References: <525F0138.1020304@fjl.co.uk> <20131017093820.6a8428de@X220.ovitrap.com> <1381988697.5852.16.camel@archlinux> <20131017142910.61325830@X220.ovitrap.com> <1381992680.5852.45.camel@archlinux> <525FD4C8.1090600@fjl.co.uk> <1382015420.5852.97.camel@archlinux> <525FE9B7.6080307@fjl.co.uk> Organization: ALO Green Technologies X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.2 (GTK+ 2.24.19; amd64-portbld-freebsd10.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - alogt.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net: authenticated_id: erich@alogt.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 04:09:28 -0000 Hi, On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:44:23 +0100 Frank Leonhardt wrote: > On 17/10/2013 14:10, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Thu, 2013-10-17 at 13:15 +0100, Frank Leonhardt wrote: > >> On 17/10/2013 07:51, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >>> On Thu, 2013-10-17 at 14:29 +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: >=20 > Bemessungsdifferenzstr=C3=B6me =3D residual current rating (i.e. trip > current). 1A! No good to stop a human being zapped, but might prevent > a fire in the circuit. It'd be completely illegal in England, > including in the workplace (I THINK). Certainly no more than 30mA for > shock protection (or 10mA for low-voltage application like 110V. I > know it's possible to fit 300mA where only fire prevention is needed; > I've never seen anything higher than that, but I'm not an electrician. 1A? No, the maximum I heard of is 30A. All devices with a rating of more than 30mA are used mainly in an industrial enviroment. I am sure that they are legal also in England for that purpose. Erich