Actually. EMAT isn’t any worse than Häger. And you know what. Have you seen Skoda? This car brand once had the same kind of bad name. But these days. It’s even better than VW. Not to mention that Bugatti uses an Audi airbag in the Veyron.
Note: fires do happen to start in the meter cabinet frequently, but those are usually caused by the ‘electricians’. Bad installation work. Not the hardware. Like not cleaning out the dust in your tumble dryer and then blaming the manufacturer.
Thanks, the MEGA fuses are in the left power IN. With a small adjustment the Power IN can be converted into a power distribution bus, i will add a picture later today.
As for the EMAT components; these are tested and certified just like any other brand. I assume the build quality is a bit less (cage screws and body plastics) and i can imagine that the quality checks before it leaves the factory has’nt their highest prio either. In the previous picture, the AC-IN used EMAT hardware, but when testing the earth-check button it threw a spark and 2 of the 3 phases immediatly shutdown. I called Elektramat and they appologized and wanted to send me a new one, but i refused and threw in ABB components for everything in between the Grid → AC-IN → AC OUT → Bypass (Hager), as you can see on this new picture.
Ah, that makes sense, thank you! (Did zoom 1000% but couldn’t find them 
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But all jokes aside, you spend a decent amount of time and money for a great setup with significant / above average power, don’t be penny wise… (It’s your / your family safety!).
Do not bother to react, we’ll never agree on this topic… 
. And Skoda was already a (budget) quality brand, even before they got acquired by VW (perhaps for that reason). It sounds like you’re watching Mat Armstrong… 
Absolutely true! But in this case… (again, don’t bother… 
). Just absorb the reply from Rik in this topic for a few minutes, sparks from testing a breaker, really !!!
Stainless steel is a very poor electricity conductor, you better of using brass bolts and nuts.. just what I haven’t done
Cable loom must always be in direct contact with fuse terminal or bussbar, nothing in between not even a washer. This way, the contact area is always bigger than any phisical accepted cable/loom.
In this case, bolts and nuts are used for mechanical fixture. Victron also use inox bolts and nuts, the single difference is the spring washer which is copper instead of inox, but significantly difficult to purchase.
I also use Lynx Power In with Mega fuses, having the same mould as Lynx Distributor makes it really straightforward.
True, the washers and bolts are just for fixture, not to conduct power through.
Hi Rick,
I am also working on a Multi RS setup myself. Do you happen to have an overview and/or schematic of your grounding setup? I read many conflicting stories about island mode with the Multi RS and would like to hear some best practices from someone with the Multi RS setup.
What are the specific questions that you have regarding grounding of the Multi RS units? All grounding is connected to the same ground rail, also the multi rs casing is connected to ground.
The settings ‘Ground relay’ must be turned on, which will bind the neutral to ground in case of island mode. I tested this setup in on-grid situation with an WCD-tester, and grounding is working perfectly. I did not test grounding in island mode yet, but i expect no issues.