Published: 9 October 2012
Category: Q&A
Darrell Watson asks a question about external lighting protection. It has been answered by SELECT (Theme – Lighting):
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Question: On external lighting circuits supplying lighting bollards and lamp posts etc. (wired in SWA cable and buried in the ground), is it a requirement to provide RCBO protection?
Answer: Provided that earth fault values are within limits, and that automatic disconnection can be achieved, the circuits supplying external bollards would not normally require RCD protection.
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