[Laurent]

Could you tell us how Trace Elec compares to the other software presented ?
Or the main reasons why you chose this software ?

[Laurent]

Jide, your question is too general: be more specific about what kind of guide or software you'd like to find, and for what type of electrical equipment

[Laurent]

Anyboby from India to make suggestions to senthilkumar ?

[Laurent]

Koneri said:

Hi – Is the Simaris software (full version) available free from the Siemens website or is it a limited period trial version only?

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You can dowload it (check the link I included) and register to use it. It is free and there is no limited period of use.

[Laurent]

aubry said:

You have forgotten a big one “trace elec” by Apave

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I never used it myself, can you tell us more about it, how you would position it on the same criteria … and I will update my comparison in the future. Thanks

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edgardo said:

How to get XLPRO2 calcul ? where can i do the download ?

I agree with your classification and comparision.

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To my knowledge the only way is to ask for it from Legrand sales people

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Adrian said:

PowerCad-5 electrical design software ticks all the boxes plus includes, Schneider, Terasaki, NHP, GE switchgear

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It sounds great, I never heard about it here (I saw on Internet it’s coming from Australia)

can you tell us more about it:

Is it expensive?

are you a regular user yourself? and what are the main interesting functionalities you like in it?

and how often are the manufacturers data (Legrand, GE …)

[Laurent]

what is your question ?

[Laurent]

not the right place to ask, check forums dealing with electronics, like this one for example: http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/index.php

[Laurent]

What type of residential building?

[Laurent]

Hello,

I have just published a post on the blog: best electrical calculation software review

Take a look and add comments with your own information, with other software I don’t know …

Laurent

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I believe all you do is already very good in terms of safety, in particular the use of 30mA RCDs. Just be sure to use good quality products and recommend that the RCDs are regularly tested using the test button.

I don’t know what are the standards and rules for electrical installation in Myanmar: if they are close to IEC, you might take a look at the chapter “protection against electric shocks” included in a WIKI I found recently (it is dedicated to electrical installation guide according to IEC60364 and other related IEC standards). It covers all types of electric shocks and protection measures (direct contact, indirect contact …).

Knowing also that on average 30% of fires in buildings come from electrical problems, it is good to take this kind of measures, plus adequate maintenance … You might also look at the type of cables you are using, as if the fire comes from other sources, the electrical cables when burning can have very bad consequences, such has helping the fire to expand, a lot of smoke which can kill people and make firemen work almost impossible, destruction of goods (electronics in particular) due to corrosiveness …

regards

[Laurent]

The “problem” with conventional screw type terminals is that even if properly torqued at installation time, it might loosen, especially whenever there are vibrations (AC power is already a reason for vibrations, I believe, but also on applications with vibrations, like marine, large presses), or significant changes of temperature (motors which are on then off for some time …).

And this loosening problem (I should also mention bad connection at installation time) remains an important risk, which can end-up in down-time and loss of production, or in the worst case may start a fire … This is generally prevented through regular maintenance, either to re-tighten the terminals or thermal imaging, sometimes vibration measurement to check the risk of loosening an thus reduce if needed the time between maintenance campaigns.

When you use cage clamp terminals, in my experience, the huge advantage is that you don’t have to worry anymore because they won’t “loosen”. I believe this can be an advantage even for you as switchboard manufacturer, as it reduces the risks during its on-site usage. And it probably has other advantages of interest for you, like quicker connection, no or less risk of loose connection at assembly time …

I didn’t see and don’t know about any problem related to their usage, so my advice would be: go for it !

Regarding larger cage clamp terminals, I believe it is the same advantages but have less experience.

regards

Laurent

 

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I agree with farah : you need to add more about your project if you want feedback

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