LV Multi Service Distribution Board (MSDB)

Installation Manual
1 Document Symbols ........................................................................................ 4
2 Safety .............................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Distribution rules ..................................................................................................................................... 5
3 Technical Data ................................................................................................ 6
3.1 Standards ................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Dimensions & weights .............................................................................................................................. 7
4 Installation Procedure ................................................................................... 8
4.1 Procedure for preparing a Lucy Electric MSDB for manual handling and installation. ....................... 8
4.1.1 Procedure to strip down the Lucy Electric MSDB (before mounting) ..................................................................8
4.2 Procedure to mount the Lucy Electric MSDB ........................................................................................ 10
4.3 Cabling preparation for the Lucy Electric MSDB .................................................................................. 10
4.3.1 General Cabling Notes ...........................................................................................................................................11
4.3.2 Cable preparation ..................................................................................................................................................11
4.3.3 SNE installations ....................................................................................................................................................11
4.3.4 CNE installations ....................................................................................................................................................12
4.3.5 1J And 2J Cable installations .................................................................................................................................13
4.3.6 Additional Information For 2J Configuration ......................................................................................................14
4.3.7 Connection of outgoing 100A Service ways ........................................................................................................14
4.4 Recapitulation of the salient installation points: ................................................................................. 16
4.5 SWA gland sizes ..................................................................................................................................... 16

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 Validity

This manual was produced in April 2017 and applies to the LV MSDB range.

Due to Lucy Electric’s policy of continuous research and development, Lucy Electric reserves the right to change
the design and specification of its products without prior notice or liability.

This document (LIP10-034 Issue 1) supersedes LIP09-085 and LIP10-032, which have been withdrawn.

Issue Date Author Ammendment

1 23/02/2017 P.Morriss First Issue
2 25/04/2017 P.Morriss Photo updated on page 15.

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 1. Document Symbols
The symbols shown below may be found throughout this document, indicating hazard levels depending on the
situation.
All symbols below are to ISO 3864-2.

DANGER: failure to follow this instruction will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING: failure to follow this instruction may result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION: failure to follow this instruction may result in injury.

INFORMATION: Pay special attention to this instruction

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 2. Safety

Installers of this equipment must have experience and expertise with LV equipment.
To minimise the risk of personal injury or equipment damage, this manual must be read carefully prior to
installation.

This manual MUST be readily available whenever the unit is handled or during installation.
A copy will be found in every new MSDB procured and must be carefully read and complied with.

If this equipment has incurred damage prior to installation, contact the manufacturer and/or supplier
immediately.
• Before commencing any work, ensure that the necessary safety precautions, risk
assessments and safety documents are in place.
• Installation must be carried out observing the appropriate Operational Safety Rules.

In all instances risk assessments should be undertaken prior to undertaking any new activity where potential
hazards are concerned. This is particularly important in order to identify the necessity for specific PPE, that
may be required and that cannot be avoided even with safe systems of work in place.
Appropriate PPE must be worn when performing any form of switching operation in order to comply with
company safety procedures.

2.1 Distribution rules

This document is not a commercial document, it is strictly a technical document provided by Lucy Electric
Technical Department for installation purposes only.

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 3. Technical Data
General
Incoming Supply 630A max
Busbar Rating 630A nominal
Supply Voltage 415V a.c.
Frequency 50 - 60Hz
Rated Insulation Voltage 690V a.c.
Short Circuit Withstand Strength 18kA for 1 second
Operator Protection All Shrouds And Fuse Handles In IP2XB
Place
Operational Condition, Both Doors IP3X
Closed
Recommended Torque for Neutral and Earth Bar Conductor Pinching Screws 3.5Nm

3.1 Standards
MSDB complies with the following standards:

Third party tested to BS EN 60439-1 (Form 4 compliant)

Complies with draft ENA Technical Specifications for MSDB’s

IP Rating BS EN 60529

Incoming Fuses BS 88 J Type

Outgoing Fuse Ways BS 7657:2010

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 3.2 Dimensions & weights

1J Type 2J Type

Dimensions In mm Fixing Centres Gross Stripped

Weight Down
(kg) Weight*
(kg)
Configuration X Y C D A B E F
12 - way 1J 239 235 457 639 401 397 900 314 42 25.6
12 - way 2J 239 442 664 846 401 604 900 521 56 34.4
15 - way 1J 285 235 503 685 447 397 900 361 44 26.5
15 -way 2J 285 442 710 893 447 604 900 568 58 35
18 - way 1J 331 235 550 732 493 397 900 407 46 27
18 - way 2J 331 442 756 938 493 604 900 614 62 35.8
24 - way 1J 424 235 642 825 586 397 900 500 53 31.2
24 - way 2J 424 442 849 1032 586 604 900 707 69 40
30 - way 1J 517 235 735 918 697 397 900 593 60 36.3
30 - way 2J 517 442 942 1125 679 604 900 800 76 46
36 - way 1J 610 235 828 1010 772 397 900 686 66 36
36 - way 2J 610 442 1035 1217 772 604 900 893 82 44.8
45 - way 1J 749 235 967 1150 911 397 900 825 74 48.3
Depth (all): 250mm - Height (all): 1000mm

* Doors, fuse handles, connectors, miscellaneous fixings, shrouds and covers have been removed as detailed in
Section ’4.1.1 Procedure to strip down the Lucy Electric MSDB (before mounting)’ on page 8

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4. Installation Procedure
4.1 Procedure for preparing a Lucy Electric MSDB for manual handling and installation.

Safety notice: This equipment must be installed by competent personnel in full conformity with the latest
edition of local and National Wiring Regulations currently in force and the Electricity at Work Regulations.
Full PPE must be worn at all times. Note that this operation necessarily involves the intervention of two
persons in order to comply with Health and Safety Manual Handling requirements.

• All work MUST be carried out in accordance with current issued Company Safety Rules.
• This installation procedure MUST NOT be carried out with the cable live.
• Make sure that the site is safe and work in accordance with your on-site risk assessment.
• If in doubt about any aspect of your work, contact your supervisor.
• When installing an MSDB the unit needs to be a minimum of 400mm from floor level (with the
duct lining up with the cable entry). Where the duct does not line up with the cable entry, this
height will need to be increased significantly. The actual height will be dependent upon the size
of the cable and the amount of misalignment. The maximum bending radius of 12x the cable
diameter must not be exceeded.
• DO NOT disassemble the factory made busbar or terminal block connections thereto (exception:
CNE link between the neutral and earth bars). They have been factory tightened to a specific
torque and should not be disturbed.

4.1.1 Procedure to strip down the Lucy Electric MSDB Note: The weight of the unit as detailed in “3.2
(before mounting) Dimensions & weights” on page 7 can be
achieved by following operations.

1 : Remove the nut and bolt which maintain the 2 : With the doors opened and the weight relieved
doors in the closed position and disconnect the from the hinges, pinch the two hinge spring pins
door earth equipotential conductors which are and lift the doors clear.
secured by M6 nuts.

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3 : Carefully remove all clear covers from inside the 4 : Remove all of the 100A Service way fuse handles.
MSDB by pulling on the black plastic fasteners. Note: This is purely to reduce the weight when
Take out the J type fuse handles and loose mounting the MSDB unit.
stowed components including cable connectors,
assorted fixings and cable boxes (if supplied).

5 : Using the appropriate screwdriver, unscrew the 6 : Slide out the solid and perforated gland plates
single captive screw retaining the insulated and set aside.
connector cover in place and set aside all the
covers.

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4.2 Procedure to mount the Lucy Electric MSDB
1 : The unit may now be mounted in position.Ensure 2 : When determining the height of the unit, take
the unit is attached to a non-combustible surface into account the required cable bend radius for
that is flat and suitable to support the weight of the section of cable being used. Mark the top
the unit when fully cabled. MSDB fixing holes using the Lucy MSDB fixing
Note: The raised mounting pads on the rear of the centre tape measure provided inside the MSDB.
MSDB can accommodate slight surface Repeat the process for the lower pair of holes
irregularities up to about 5mm. ensuring they are perpendicular to the upper
pair and 900mm lower.
Note: There are different fixing dimensions for a 1J
and 2J type units.

3 : Mark then drill the mounting surface with an

appropriately sized drill bit such that a Rawlplug
insert for an M8 or M10 stud or setscrew can be
inserted. If using a stud, it should protrude
approximately 25mm from the mounting surface.
A flat washer should be under the bolt head (or
nut if using a stud) to spread the clamping force.

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4.3 Cabling preparation for the Lucy Electric MSDB
4.3.1 General Cabling Notes

• There is a choice of three phase connector mounting positions allowing different conductor
routes to give the optimum result for any given cable lay.
• When making off the conductors, always avoid delta up situations as this hinders correct
seating of the grey connector shrouds due to the protruding shear bolt stubs.
• On 4C SNE installations, always commence by positioning the neutral conductor as flatly as
possible along the length of its channel. This is to ensure that thee is clearance between it and
any phase connects that may be situated above it.
• Any crossing of the cores must take place as close as possible to the cable crutch to avoid a
build-up of cores which would prevent the lowermost grey connector shroud from locating
properly.
• Only commence the shearing off of the connector bolt heads once all the conductors are located
and loosely tightened in their respective connectors. This avoids the risk of connections
loosening due to adjacent conductors being manipulated during the jointing process.
• In the event that meter tails are terminated in the cabinet, ensure that both the phase and
neutral conductors pass through the same aperture in the MSDB casing.
4.3.2 Cable preparation

1 : Strip out all redundant cable tapes and wadding, consolidate the strands of the copper earth conductor and
offer up the cable to the cabinet.

2 : Perform a preliminary assessment of the routes the individual conductors will have to take and plan
accordingly to avoid unnecessarily tight bends which are likely to induce stress to the assembly.
4.3.3 SNE installations

1 : Remove the link between the neutral and earth 2 : Position the short neutral connector upstand in a
terminal bars by rotating the link away as vertical orientation on the neutral busbar, insert
shown. the bolt through the busbar and with the plain
Note: Depending on the variant chosen, the neutral and spring washers in place, tighten to a torque
and earth terminal bars may be located either at the of 45Nm. Attach the neutral connector to the
top or bottom of the unit. upstand and tilt slightly downwards to avoid
having a double set in the conductor.

Neutral Connector

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3 : Neutral conductor shown correctly located in the 4 : Select the optimum orientation for the brass
bottom of its channel. earth terminal, secure it to busbar (28Nm torque)
and terminate the earth conductor via the shear
head bolt (2J shown).

Earth
Connector
4.3.4 CNE installations

1 : Make sure that the link is in place between the 2 : Select the optimum orientation for the brass
neutral and earth bars and securely tightened neutral earth terminal, secure it to earth busbar
(28Nm). (28Nm torque) and terminate the neutral earth
conductor via the shear head bolt.

2J Type 1J Type

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4.3.5 1J And 2J Cable installations Note: Always position the neutral core first when
cabling either a 1J or 2J unit.
1 : Assemble the cable connectors to the phase stalks in positions most favourable to minimise crossing of the
cores. Once the cable connector positions have be determined secure on the phase stalks using the shear off
fixing bolts.
Note: The cores can be mounted either on the outboard extension or on either side of the stalk if required.

Shown below is an example of how the 2J MSDB can be cabled using 4C SNE cable. Determine the
best possible conductor routing that suits the given cable lay before commencing work.
Making Off The Neutral Making Off The Brown Phase

Making Off The Black And Grey Phases

2 : When all the phase conductors are set and in position in their connectors, verify that conductor secondary
insulation is not in contact with any exposed metalwork of opposite polarity and shear off the connector
bolts.
3 : The next sequence is a reversal of section 4.1.1. 4 : Cabinets are fitted with an external earth bar
Remove all cabling debris that may be present in having two M12 nuts/bolts for connection to the
the cabinet. Replace and secure all previously DNO earth. Once the termination has been
removed screens and covers ensuring that they completed, DNO sealing wires can be put in place
seat correctly. Reinstall the doors and attach the preventing the earth from being disconnected.
earth leads to their studs.

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5 : Wavecon Al 3c and 4c cable with cross sections
including 95mm², 185mm² and 300mm² can be
terminated in these cabinets. Four different sizes
of Steel Wire Armoured cable gland (40mm,
50mm 63mm and 75mm) can be installed using
the appropriate kits. It is also possible to convert
a 3c cabinet to a 4c using the kit of parts shown
below. Note that there are two kits, one for 1J
cabinets (THM0001540) and one for 2J cabinets
(THM0005855).
4.3.6 Additional Information For 2J Configuration
The 2J cabinets permit the installation of a second cable to feed another MSDB located, for example, on a
different floor with one cable entering the cabinet at the bottom and the other exiting at the top. In all 4c
installations, the solid neutral core should run the full length of the DNO fuse compartment and terminate
at the opposite end of the cabinet from the point of entry. As with 1J cabinets there are three possible
mounting positions for the phase conductors.
For the incoming cable way, this is achieved by the use of an additional ‘U’ shaped copper extension which
bolts to the fuse stalk.

‘U’ shaped copper extension

The cabinet is prepared for attachment to the wall in exactly the same manner as 1J units by removing
doors, fuse handles and phase shrouds. There are four M8/M10 wall fixing points with keyhole slots as per
the 1J unit although they are spaced further apart to reflect the extra width of the 2J units.
Observe the same cabling methodology as previously stated for the 1J in relation to core routing and
conductor orientation in terminals. When installing the neutral terminal in 4c configurations, do not omit
to tighten all the setscrews on the short terminal upstand if this has been disturbed.
4.3.7 Connection of outgoing 100A Service ways

1 : Slacken the thumbscrews and extract the main J 2 : Similarly remove the 100A Service way fuse
type fuse handles, if these have not already been handles in the adjoining compartment, if not
removed. already removed.

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3 : Pierce the foam self-sealing gasket in the gland 4 : Proceed to terminate the neutral or neutral earth
plate with a bradawl and lay in the Service cables conductors using the same 3.25Nm torque
allowing sufficient length for re-termination if so setting. These connections MUST always be
desired. The fuse bases accept solid aluminium made before the phase connections.
Service (or stranded copper) cables of up to
35mm².

5 : Tighten the hexagon headed grub screw closest

to the fuse unit first followed by the one furthest
away. The recommended terminal torque is
3.25Nm.

6 : Re-instate all previously removed covers, shields and fuse handles equipped with their appropriate fuses.
Ensure cabinet is ready for putting into service and check Customer polarity.

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4.4 Recapitulation of the salient installation points:

1 : Conduct a risk assessment and ensure that there is adequate manpower to lift the units into position. Close
attention should be paid to compliance with the Manual Handling Operators Regulations (SI 1992/2793).
Weights range from 42kgs to 82kgs fully equipped with doors and fuse handles attached.
2 : Remove doors, shields, fuses etc. to lighten the unit prior to manhandling to the installed position.
3 : Using the fixing centre tape provided, mark the wall at the height that will allow the correct cable bend
radius for the cable being used.
4 : Drill the mounting surface and install the appropriate fixing devices.
5 : Bring the (lightened) unit to the wall and affix.
6 : Trial fit all the cores before commencing the shear-off operation.
7 : Sectorial aluminium conductors should be laid delta down in the phase and neutral connectors to keep
shear-off bolt stub protrusions to a minimum.
8 : Execute any core cross overs as close as possible to the cable point of entry in to the cabinet.
9 : Replace the doors, door earth leads and all previously removed covers and shields. Ensure that the circuit
identification labels are filled in and securely attached. Check that the cable glands are correctly fitted.
10 : Access to the outgoing Service ways and J fuses may be restricted through the use of DNO safety padlocks
in the respective door tabs.

4.5 SWA gland sizes

The four SWA gland sizes are 40mm, 50mm, 63mm and 75mm.
THM0004956 40mm dia Gland Plate Kit
THM0004955 50mm dia Gland Plate Kit
THM0004953 63mm dia Gland Plate Kit
THM0005296 75mm dia Gland Plate Kit

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