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December 2021

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Read the November 2021 edition of eSAFE Electrical bulletin.

Changes for switchboards with a connected load exceeding 125 Amps or subject to a fault level of 10KA or greater

The use of either AS/NZS 3439 or AS/NZS 61439 for low voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies has been extended until 25 November 2022.
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Testing for correct polarity

Several installations have been identified where people at the property, or at another property, have received electric shocks due to incorrect polarity of consumer mains or submains.
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Certification requirements for grid connected solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters and DC isolators

The requirement for DC isolators to be certified, where they are incorporated in inverters complying with AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 has been extended until 30 June 2022.
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