GE Industrial Solutions Commercial Metering Switchboards Splicing and joining sections User Manual

DEH41036 Installation Instructions R01

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Commercial Metering Switchboards

Splicing and joining sections

Application

These instructions are provided for the installation of
splice bars, and to join switchboard sections at the
installation site for ease of installation. These steps must
be performed prior to setting the switchboard sections on
the final pad and termination of cables.

1. Check installed hardware. Make sure hardware is
installed at the end of the bus bar on each section as
shown in the picture in below:

Installation

WARNING: Danger of electrical shock or injury.

OFF power ahead of the switchboard

Turn
before working inside the equipment or
removing any component
installed and maintained by properly trained
and qualified personnel only.

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eep in mind this hardware is loose and is held to
the bus by a rubber band. To avoid losing any
hardware, do not remove the rubber band until the
splice bars are going to be installed. The splice bars
are located in the Section marked with the yellow
label “ Splices in this section.”

2. Check splice dimensions. Compare the dimensions of
the bus against the splice bars to ensure the 2 sections
are going to be joined successfully. First, measure
from the front of each section to the horizontal bus,
then subtract the distance of the first sections from
the second. This should be equal to the length of the
splice bars.

the picture above the first section is 5” deeper then

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the second one, and the main bus is located an equal
distance from the rear. Therefore flat bus splices are
required.

. Equipment is to be

The picture below shows the main bus installed in a

different position relative to the adjoining section.
This condition makes it necessary to use a splice bar
with 5” offset.

3. Splicing sections. The first step is to install the splice
bars on one of the sections. Do not tighten these
bolts. Just add bolts, washers, and nuts and leave
loose.

Second, attach the next section and make the bus bar
holes align with the splice bar slots. There is a removable
cut out for temporary removal during the splicing of the
section.

These instructions do not cover all details or variations in equipment nor do they provide for every possible contingency that may be met in

These instructions do not cover all details or variations in equipment nor do they provide for every possible contingency that may be met in
connection with installation, operation, or maintenance. Should further information be desired or should particular problems arise that are not

connection with installation, operation, or maintenance. Should further information be desired or should particular problems arise that are not
covered sufficiently for the purchaser’s purposes, the matter should be referred to the GE Company.

covered sufficiently for the purchaser’s purposes, the matter should be referred to the GE Company.

Use a screwdriver to make sure the holes align. Then add
the hardware to join the bus and splice bars.

If Bellville washers are provided with the joints , torque to
35 lb-ft. If lock washers are provided with the joints, ,
torque to 39 lb-ft.

The last step is to bolt the sections together. To do so,
please read instruction bulletin (GEH5875), which is
included in the first section of every switchboard line up.
When connections are complete, set the switchboard on
the final pad for cable terminations.

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