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06-24-2013, 12:22 PM #1
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Old School Panels....help
Mid 70's property....found a few electrical surprises (aside from the 5 Stab Lock Panels) installed. Ran across what looks like a distribution panel with a lever (img 700)...not sure....would greatly appreciate help with this...also above this panel there appeared another panel a fuse and a green start button at the panel cover (img 702 and 704 are of the same panel)....what is this?
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Sorry....images 704 and 706 are of the same panel......
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06-24-2013, 12:46 PM #2
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Re: Old School Panels....help
Picture 700 is a disconnect.
Picture 704 looks to be a contactor. The light might be to show when the contactor is on.
All answers based on unamended National Electrical codes.
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06-24-2013, 03:28 PM #3
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Re: Old School Panels....help
When in doubt, Google the manufacturer.
Furnas Controls | Furnas Electric Controls: Motor Starters, Contactors, Overload Relays and Pushbuttons
What Jim didn't explain is that a contactor is a motor start switch.
There might be some flaky connections in there with double taps and so on. Not enough detail in the pics to say for sure.
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06-24-2013, 03:46 PM #4
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Re: Old School Panels....help
Contactors are used to control power in many ways, not just power to motors.
Originally Posted by John Kogel
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