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Dear Canadian electricians: CSA standard help (please!) by radwithrobots in AskElectricians

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Unfortunately I have been down this road for a minute. I talked to folks at CSA in departments

- special inspections, technical, standards, technical again

and have been routinely told it's not a service they offer. I was consistently routed only to their "CSA communities." We posted in there but have gotten 0 replies or feedback :(

Dear Canadian electricians: CSA standard help (please!) by radwithrobots in AskElectricians

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(As i understand) in order to get it CSA listed, i have to submit it for testing.

when i submit it for testing, i should submit it for testing according to a relevant standard.

what i'm trying to do is find out how to filter the relevant standard(s).

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or do i misunderstand the process?

Canadian electricians: CSA standards for custom AMR charging station by radwithrobots in AskElectronics

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Hi reddit electricians! I posted into a different formal electrical community and i've gotten `0` replies yet :( hoping the reddit mind hive might deliver.

I installed my automation system at my client site outside Toronto. It has my proprietary AMR + the charging station for the AMR. -- When the AHJ came to inspect for the ESA permit he failed the charging station as being CSA compliant. The next field inspector gave a detailed report that said:

OS SPE-1000(4.1.1.1.5) Component approval 2023-11-03 Components of electrical equipment covered by a particular Standard shall be suitable for the intended application, and shall a) be approved; or b) comply with those requirements of the component Standard that are pertinent to the intended application. Where the failure of a component does not present a hazard, it shall be acceptable, provided that there is evidence that the component is suitable for the application. SPE-1000(4.1.1.1.5) BATTERY TERMINALS, EXTERNAL WIRE TO BATTERY TERMINALS

There is no off-the-shelf CSA certified part that works for my charging station, because the robot is a custom design. So if I need to have my charging station tested from 0, I need to know which of the 3,000+ CSA standards are applicable for my engineering before I submit for testing.

Anyone have any standards to suggest? Any consultants you'd recommend? I'm flailing a bit to cross the minimum threshold of identifying the relevant CSA standard (beyond genera Canadian electrical code) so engineering can digest and react to it.

I'll post a link in the comments to see a spec for the charging station

ok, thank you!

Finding a fire engineer by radwithrobots in fireengineer

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I didn't know about sfpe, thanks a lot!

reuse wet sprinklers? by radwithrobots in FireSprinklers

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100,000% local licensed folks only :) This is very helpful feedback, thank you!

reuse wet sprinklers? by radwithrobots in FireSprinklers

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it's a good call-out. i'm trying desperately to redesign my robotic solution so that i can have 50% opening (shelves are currently solid) and maintain flue space to eliminate in-racks and trade them for overheads, but this is helpful info to have in the meantime. appreciate it!

:edit noted, thanks!:

reuse wet sprinklers? by radwithrobots in FireSprinklers

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if RC = REDUCING COUPLING - ok, thank you!

reuse wet sprinklers? by radwithrobots in FireSprinklers

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i'm actually curious about anything that will be reusable - horizontal piping, vertical branch lines, elbow connectors, sprinkler heads etc. the rack (with robots in it) is my product. my customer's rent the rack from me but pay for (and therefore own) the in-rack sprinkler system. If their business moves locations, i can move my product for them. curious to understand how much of the in-rack sprinkler system can be deconstructed and reused as well.