GE Industrial Solutions Spectra Series Power Panelboards 60 A User Manual
GEH5581 Installation Instructions R03
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Spectra Series™ Power Panelboards
60 A/600 V, 100 A/240 V, 100 A/600 V Expansion Kits for
Type ADS Fusible Switch Units
WARNING: Danger of electrical shock or injury.
Turn
OFF power ahead of the panelboard or
switchboard before working inside the
equipment or removing any component
not remove circuit protective devices or any
other component until the power is turned
OFF.
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Installing the Expansion Kit
1. Remove the fusible switc h unit from the panelboard
or switchboard. Remove the load-s ide wires from the
switch load-side terminal. Loosen the rail latch
screws on each side of the switch unit and remove
the switch by pulling up on both latch handles, as
shown in Figu re 1, while p ulling the dev ice from the
panelboard.
2. Prepare the enclosure. Remove and discard the
blank cover and the bottom insulator from the
bottom of the device, as shown in Figure 2.
3. Install the straps. Install the connecting straps with
the #10-32 x
shown in Figure 3. Tighten the screws to 27–32 in-lb.
1
/2" mounting screws provided, as
Bottom Fiber
Insulator
Blank
Cover
Rail Latch
Screw
Figure 1. Removing the fusible switch from the equipment.
Latch
Handle
Figure 2. Removing the blank cover and bottom insulator.
Connecting
Strap
#10
32 x 1/2"
Screw
Figure 3. Installing the connecting straps.
4. Prepare the switch. Remove and save the hex nuts
from the studs and red arc cover on the expansion
switch. When installing a 60- or 100-ampere, 600-volt
expansion switch, you must bend the expansion
switch unit 10 to 15 degrees, as shown in Figure 4.
Expansion
Switch Unit
Red Arc
Cover
Bend (for 60 or 100
A, 600 V switch only,
bend 10–15°)
6. Make the el ectrical connections. Install #10-32 screws
with washers into the connecting straps inside the
switch base, as shown in Figure 6, and tighten the
screws to 27–32 in-lb. Replace the red arc cover onto
the switch and tighten the screws to 9–11 in-lb.
#10-32 Screw
with Washers
Hex Nuts
Figure 4. Preparing the switch for installation.
5. Install the kit. Position the load side of the expansion
plate down into the enclosure, then place the switch
base over the connecting straps, as shown in Figure 5.
Replace the hex nuts on the plate studs and tighten
to 27–32 in-lb.
Insert Load
Side of Switch
(Plate) First
Install Hex
Nuts on Plate
Studs
Figure 6. Making the electrical connections.
7. Install the screws. Tighten the switch base screw to
27–32 in-lb, as shown in Figure 7. Install the #10-32 x
1
/4" handle assembly mounting screws into the
mechanism shroud mounting holes and tighten to
27–32 in-lb.
Handle Assembly
Mounting Screws
Switch Base
Screw
Figure 5. Install the expansion switch into the enclosure.
Figure 7. Installing the handle mounting screws.
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