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#118117 08/12/04 08:35 AM
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came across this ground bar in a otherwise normal & clean looking panel... I didn't make a huge issue of it to the owner of the store, but I did note it in the contract.....

Randy


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#118118 08/12/04 12:09 PM
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Are those sheetmetal screws w/washers??

looks a little shakey 250.8 maybe 110.3 (B)??

#118119 08/12/04 12:27 PM
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those screws are called Wafer teks they are all in in , I would use them mounting boxes to steel studding.

#118120 08/12/04 12:31 PM
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Looks like a GE ground bar in a Cutler Hammer panel. Not quite compatible.

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I don't believe this installation is code compliant. Sheet metal screws are not permitted to connect grounding conductors to enclosures. 250.8........... In this case, tek (self tapping) screws.


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Is it me, or does that bar look like it was cut in half for some reason?

If so both are a no-go.


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#118123 08/12/04 08:47 PM
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Is it me, or does that bar look like it was cut in half for some reason?

Hmmm... split busses are BAD NEWS any way you look at them!!!!!!!

I just could not resist...!


No wire bias here- I'm standing on neutral ground.
#118124 08/13/04 01:13 AM
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IMO, GE has the worst ground bars around, that split is "normal" for them.

#118125 08/13/04 05:43 AM
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This poses an interesting situation for inspectors.
Do we violate the installation for not using the proper listed equipment for the enclosure, or do we say at least they separated the equipment grounds from the neutral so I am satisfied?
This is a very typical installation I see almost everyday.
This is clearly a violation of 110.3(B), but...

I will say this; I have seen large faults where the connection of the fittings and the screws were scortched - obviously not a good sign for the fault current path.

Pierre


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#118126 08/13/04 03:46 PM
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110.3(B) is the first thing that came to mind with me when I saw this also... The thing I mostly was concerned about was that the panel can is being used as the bonding means (No separate EGC coming in with the feeders via EMT). If it comes down to clearing a fault on the 60A 240V A/C circuit which is connected in this panel, will the buttonheads or wafer teks be reliable in doing so?

Could this technically fall under 250.8?

-Randy

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