Panel Board Supply

[gselectrical]

Afternoon.

I hope everyone is well and keeping busy.

Quick question.

What's the best method of taking meter tails into a panelboard, to maintain ip rating etc.??

Cheers

GS

 

[benji]

is it single phase or three phase & whats the distance from meter & what size cable/load

 

[Evans Electric]

What IP rating is the panel ?    Is it in jets of water or what ? 

Or just do what The Paddler says ...job done .

 

[gselectrical]

Thanks for your replys.

It's in a switchroom, so no water etc. I just dont want to end up with a huge hole in the bottom of the panel compromising IP rating of the board.

The tails are 95mm, 300A 3 phase supply, cutout 2 metres away.

We will need to take the cables into the board together, to avoid any issues with eddy currents.  

So rather than use glands, possibly large slot in the gland plate, with paxoline in between, 25mm holes drilled into paxoline for each tail?

Cheers

GS

 

[roys]

If the gland plate is non ferrous don't think you will have problems with eddy currents, as mentioned above brass gland plate will work.

 

[benji]

alloy would be cheaper than brass

 

[Evans Electric]

In that case I usually replace the gland plate with a Tufnol sheet .

Drill 4 holes ( 20-25mm) in line with the connections  ...then saw the sheet in half , down it's length ...through the middle of the 4 holes .

Fit the rear plate ... fit tails .. fit front half of plate .

 

[steptoe]

In that case I usually replace the gland plate with a Tufnol sheet .

Drill 4 holes ( 20-25mm) in line with the connections  ...then saw the sheet in half , down it's length ...through the middle of the 4 holes .

Fit the rear plate ... fit tails .. fit front half of plate .

+1

I like the simple things in life, 

 

[NozSpark]

The simple ways are often the best!

 

[gselectrical]

Cheers lads. Will let you know how we get on and upload some pics.

GS

 

[Bacon]

In that case I usually replace the gland plate with a Tufnol sheet .

Drill 4 holes ( 20-25mm) in line with the connections  ...then saw the sheet in half , down it's length ...through the middle of the 4 holes .

Fit the rear plate ... fit tails .. fit front half of plate .

I have done the same on quite a few large jobs when i was in maintenance,

It makes life a whole lot easier.