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Application
For use with TVSS (Transient Voltage Surge Suppression)
units with the catalog number prefix ATME or ATHE
Installation
DEH40471 Installation Instructions R02
Spectra Series™ Power Panelboards
Neutral and Ground Wire Kit for TVSS
Catalog Number
ATHMEGNDN
[2]
[1]
WARNING: Danger of electrical shock or injury.
OFF
Turn
switchboard before workin
or removin
installed and maintained b
qualified personnel only.
In the following instructions and figures, numbers in
brackets refer to the items in Table 1.
1. Confirm the contents of the kit. This kit is for
installing the ground cable and neutral cable (if
neutral is required).
The kit contains parts for making the neutral
connection (if the panel is provided with one) and
ground connection on the TVSS. Sufficient #2 gauge
copper cable is provided for both ground and neutral
connections. If a neutral is not required, then discard
the portion of #2 gauge copper cable that is not
needed. Figure 1 shows all the parts included in this
kit, which are listed in Table 1.
2. Locate the terminal lugs in the TVSS unit. After
installation of the panel, ground, and neutral (if
provided) into the enclosure, locate the TVSS unit in
the panel interior. Make sure that the TVSS handle is
in the
(not shown) securing the cover and lift off the cover.
3. Installing the ground and neutral cable. Locate the
lugs marked
shown in Figure 2. Loosen the hex screws on the lugs
with an Allen wrench (not provided). Locate the roll
of #2 copper cable [1] and determine the shortest
route to the equipment neutral (if applicable) and
ground. Cut one end of the cable and remove
approximately
end of the #2 copper cable [1] into the lug marked
Ground and tighten the hex screw to 150 lb.-in. Repeat
this process with the remainder of the #2 copper cable
[1] for the
OFF position. Remove the four #10-32 screws
ower ahead of the panelboard or
inside the equipment
any component. Equipment is to be
erly trained and
Ground and Neutral (if required), as
5
/8 inch of the shielding. Insert the
Neutral connection, if applicable.
[3]
Figure 1. Parts included in the TVSS neutral and ground wire kit,
catalog number ATHMEGNDN.
Item Description Part # Qty.
1 #2-gauge black wire 273A7900P12BK19 12.5 ft.
2 Tie wraps PEL#PLT1.5I-M 10
3 Ground AEG10 1
Table 1. Parts list for kit ATHMEGNDN.
Neutral
Lug
Figure 2. Locations of the ground and neutral lugs in the TVSS unit.
4. Run wires out the side of the unit. Be sure that the
TVSS cables will not interfere with cables to be run
from other devices. Use the tie wraps [2] as needed to
bundle the two cables.
Ground
Lug
5. Attach the wire to neutral and ground. Cut and strip
the free end of the ground cable and attach to the
equipment ground, as shown in Figure 3. Note that an
AEG10 ground [3] is supplied with this kit that should
be installed with the instructions provided. If there is
an available ground that will accept a #2 cable, then
discard item [3]. Select the lughole closest to the
TVSS unit. Do the same for the neutral (if
applicable), as shown in Figure 4. Tighten the lug
screws to the torque levels specified on the component
labels.
AEG10
Equipment
Ground Bar
#2 Copper
Ground
Wire
Equipment
Neutral
#2 Copper
Neutral Wire
Figure 4. Attach the #2 neutral cable to the equipment neutral.
Figure 3. Attach the #2 ground cable to the AEG10 equipment
ground.
These instructions do not cover all details or variations in e
ma
be met in connection with installation, operation, or maintenance. Should further information be desired or should
articular problems arise that are not covered sufficiently for the purchaser’s purposes, the matter should be referred to the
GE Company.
ment nor do they provide for every possible contingency that
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