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[⛽ #CHINTInformationPowerStation] Discover the vital role of Residual Current Devices (RCDs) in electrical safety! RCDs are essential safety devices that protect against electrical shock and fire hazards. Here's what you need to know: ✅ Types of RCDs: Fixed, Socket-outlet, portable, and switchboard-mounted RCDs offer different levels of protection. ✅ Sensitivity and Limitations: RCDs detect leakage currents to ensure quick disconnection, but they have limitations in detecting certain faults. ✅ T

Residual Current Devices (RCDs) are used extensively in modern electrical installations. However, the older type AC RCDs are now almost obsolete within the latest version of the UK wiring regulations BS7671. In this electrician's Q&A, Joe Robinson explains how RCDs work and why the Type AC is on the way out. Get up to speed with all the circuit protection changes with BS7671 Amendment 2 FREE training module - BS7671 Circuit Protection. https://www.efixx.co.uk/Know How/amendment-2-circuit-protect