Notes from the workshop
Release notes and updates on FusePlan, plus posts on electrical engineering topics.
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The new room planner plans the supply out to the garden shed and the cable routes through the zones. It works out voltage drop and estimates Wi-Fi coverage.
Read more : What's new in FusePlan: supply, slot plan, Wi-Fi and hints
Electro Planner and FusePlan both plan circuits, board and floor plan in the browser. Price, limits, standards and who each suits, as of October 2026.
myElectricPlan and FusePlan both plan outlets and the board in the browser. Price, free limits, account, parts and who each suits, as of October 2026.
Panelworks and FusePlan both put real breakers on a DIN rail in the browser. Price, account, parts, outputs and who each one suits, as of October 2026.
Plan an electrical renovation for free: draw your rooms, place outlets in the DIN 18015-3 zones, group circuits and hand your electrician a PDF.
From AC to B+: what separates the six RCD types and when type B stops being enough.
What actually separates B, C and D breakers: the magnetic trip threshold, not overload protection. With a trip curve and some of the math behind it.
RCBOs save space on the rail but cost a lot more than a separate RCD and breakers. A look at both sides, with the ABB DS301C as an example.
Why a standard ferrule tool gives up on twin ferrules at 10 mm² and up and how to crimp 10 and 16 mm² TWIN cross-sections cleanly anyway.
Why a fuse box rarely fits on the first try without real module widths and how FusePlan catches that before you touch a rail.