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Re: CF5025 as used in 'The Matrix'



 
David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message 37480310.27E5FB9B@ozemail.com.au">news:37480310.27E5FB9B@ozemail.com.au...
> Mr Simpson wrote:
>
> >  the lights
> > are
> > quite a low voltage relative to that required for traction motors.. surely you
> > would also
> > know that the lights don't need 1500V? These are at household levels; an
> > electrician
> > would be more than qualified to see this happening.
>
> The lights would only be 32V.
>
I think you'll find they're actually 120V DC, as in the Sputniks. That makes then "low voltage", not "extra low voltage", and therefore subject to the same rules and requirements as 240 V AC systems. (AS3000 - The SAA wiring Rules - defines "extra low voltage" as not exceeding 32 V AC 115 V DC.
 
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