What do the Chinese install?

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Vod-Vil

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I know that most of our electrical supplies are made in China and then shipped back to America.My question is this:What brands do the Chinese use to install their electrical systems?

Do they use Square D,Cutler-Hammer,etc?

Are there special Chinese metric conduit benders?

Will we be using Chinese switchgear anytime soon?

Inquiring minds want to know.
 
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220/221

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This is loaded with potential for racial/geographical stereotyped humor, so, due to the high standards imposed by the moderators, I will not be adding anything to the discussion.
 
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I agree with 220/221 but, let's leave it open for the time being.

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c2500

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I am curious. I know from a past visit to Ireland, on a big house they had a 63 amp panel. I think it was a Bosch. 63 amps seemed like an odd amperage.

So what do the Chinese use?

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Not sure exactly what the Chinese use, but have hooked up a lot of there stuff at CES (Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas). Different than what we use, that's for sure.

I can tell you that what we are in Chinese -

Deng Cong....Electrical worker.

Deng (sp) Electrical

Cong (sp) Worker.

I'll leave it at that considering the thread is taking the high road:).
 
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jim dungar

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I have a Chinese electrical engineer that works for me. He says their industrial electrical system components and design have more in common with Europe than they do with the US.
 
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a lot of the world (besides america) actually use 220-240v 50hz.
Also 63amps is the standard rating for most homes around here, if you need more, then you generally go two phase.
 
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richwaskowitz

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We are about to find out at FordMoCo

We are about to find out at FordMoCo

Ford just closed it's Michigan Truck Plant near Detroit, where they built F-150s, Expeditions and Navigators for many years and are going to re-open it as a small car plant soon. We (and a lot of other US firms) just lost the contract for the conveyor controls to China. All the automation, software and commissioning as well as the conveyor equipment itself will be coming from China. This should be very interesting. I can't wait until we get called out there to rework something. I can guarantee you it won't be Allen-Bradley NEMA stuff.....
 
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I was in Shanghai and Ningbo, China last summer and for the most part, their systems are similar to European, but not as enforced.

However, all of the new, large-scale commercial construction projects are starting to adapt the NEC (not sure what version). This is due to the fact that the Chinese developers have hired US-based design firms, who have convinced them that the NEC is the best to standardize the electrical systems. I am sure that the NEC-based standard will creep outward to the suburbs and slightly change as time rolls on.

If you go 5 miles outside of these big cities, it looks like anything goes in some areas. I am sure that in another 50 years, many of those areas will look completely different (i.e. more up to date). A few years back, when I was in Guangzhou, the downtown area looked like downtown Dallas. Large, sleek glass skyscrapers, beautiful landscaping, clean, and nice roadways and traffic lights! My host said that it was actually a farmland only 15 years prior..I was amazed, since many of the buildings looked 'established' but not run down.
 
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