Showtec Classic Dimmer Wiring

[beware]

I want to wire my new Showtec Dimmers to 32A single phase.

 

I'm going to put 1 trailing 32A ceeform and 6 trailing 15A sockets on it.

 

A looking at the badly translated and ambiguous diagram provided, a few questions come to mind:

 

1: There are 3 Live inputs (it can by wired three phase). Do I need to link them all with short links, or just wire live to L1?

2: Same as 1, but for the neutrals

 

3: There are no separate neutral connections on the output. I a connection block a safe idea to wire all the neutrals together, or is there a better way?

 

My current assumptions are: 1 - need to link them all, 2- same answer 3-should be fine.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[strandgsx]

arr that old one.

 

Yes you need to link the lives on the input but not the neutrals.

 

On the outputs the six outs are live and its a shared earth and neutral.

 

Hope that helps

 

Mark

[beware]

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

Is a connection block safe to use for the neutral and earth?

[niclights]

Sounds ok to me, just make sure the connector blocks are up to the rating - ie. 63A ceramic block type ideally. Similarly, is 32A input enough power?

[beware]

it worked fine last year. we only have a 32A at the church.

 

We run 3 dimmers, so there is a potential for overloading, but we've only got max of 40A in lanterns, so as long as they're not all on at once for too long, we're fine.

[niclights]

That's fair enough. But I do suggest you wire the outputs through terminal blocks capable of the full load, for future safety.