cable calcs

RE: cable calcs

Duncan Brown — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:09:56 GMT

Ian - Sorry, but a bit confused by your reply - do you mean you into the cable folder and open newcab.ndx with notepad? If so, and the file was empty, that may explain the issue. If this is the case, then download the newcab.ndx from here, and copy it into your

C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Hevacomp V8i\Hevacomp\IEE\Cables

folder, overwriting the exiting file.

Once done, start up your software again and see if this has resolved the issue.

Regards,

RE: cable calcs

Ian Walker — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:18:20 GMT

Hi Duncan

I'm s but stuck now..went into Ndx file and opened newcab file in notepad... nothing there..

Any ideas.. I'm still getting s runtime 53 error when I try to open any of schemes I have under projects

Ian

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RE: cable calcs

Duncan Brown — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 08:38:36 GMT

Ian - I'm not sure why adding a cable file would cause an error. In the first instance, though, could you try the following?

Go into the C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Hevacomp V8i\Hevacomp\IEE\Cables folder on your computer and identify the NEWCAB.NDX file. Note that ProgramData may be an invisible folder on your computer. If so, paste the path into the address bar of Windows Explorer.

Make a copy of the NEWCAB.NDX file.

Open the original file with Notepad and scroll to the bottom of the file. At the bottom there should be the entry for your new cable file. Swap that with the PVC flat entry, ensuring that PVC flat is the last item in the file. Be careful when editing to ensure you don't add blank lines or alter any formatting beyond ensuring PVC Flat is the last entry. Once done, save off the file and try the software again. Let me know how you get on?

Thanks,

RE: cable calcs

Ian Walker — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 09:31:32 GMT

Gents... I made a bit of mess of inputting the new Cable.. I now get a an runtime error 53.. and cannot work system at all..please help

RE: cable calcs

Duncan Brown — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 13:43:53 GMT

Hello Ian

Further to my colleagues reply, there are a number of standard LSF cables in the software (highlighted in red), both for single and three phase application - The characteristics of these cables are taken directly from BS 7671. There are also a number of manufacturers cables (for example, the Pirelli ones, highlighted in blue) that may be of interest.

Regards,

RE: cable calcs

Shane Regan — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 13:10:26 GMT

Hi Ian, I would firstly advise making sure that your software is up to date so that you are availing of all cable types - in particular please ensure that you have the latest Content Pack installed. This is Content pack 3 which can be downloaded as detailed here.

Should your cable type still be unavailable, you can add your own manufacturer data as required. To do so, in Hevacomp Connect simply go to 17th Edition > Cable data > Add new Cable file.