Ah yes, glands and earthing were done after the picture, but definitely before handing over the panel to the client. I do face challenge to keep the ziptie holders stick to their place tho
I found that you can get ones without the adhesive, then apply your own adhesive to it to make them stick better. I use 3m VHB tape and I havent had problems with them falling off.
Is that across the board? Company i work for has a bunch of different stickyback products for panels/IA etc, and we use the 3M VHB. Supposedly it works great. (Epoxy is still better I'm sure)
Very neat panel, whats it for? Two things id change; You definetly need proper strain relief for the cables that come from the conduit into the bottom terminals. Theoretically mechanical stress could go directly to the terminals when something pulls in the cable. For the CT's (Current Transformers) above the main breaker you could stagger them so that the distance between them decreases. The you wont have to bend the wires as much. Otherwise great job!
Inside cable cleanup is really really clean. My only gripe, deducting two points is the fact the cables in conduits don't come in through a nipple the conduits are locked into, but instead the conduits 'leak' into the cabinet.
Non-electrician here - what's the deal with those boxes with the big n-shaped gray loops with yellow wires going through? Inductive amperage sensors or something?
That's EOCR (Electronic over current relay) the loop is basically for sensing the current, if it exceeds the set value, it cuts off the load to protect it from any accident or damage.
Am I the only one who sees three dudes at the top of the box with their hands behind their heads as if to show off their.. waist?
Me 3 ; I was gonna say hula dancers or some sort of dancers
Yes, Yes, Yes! Looks like a kids toy box. LOL.
No, but seriously. It's very neat and professional. You should be proud of yourself. Pat yourself on the back!!! KUDOS TO YOU.
I saw three characters covering their ears in pain. I guess this is a Rorschach panel
I was like… “ah the Macarena build out”
Eeeeeh Macarena!!
Big tiny dancer energy.
I was about to say I really like the dancing guys
I was about to comment this.
To me it looks like they're holding their own severed heads
I came here to comment on the dancers.
First thing I saw too haha
Looks good! Is that a metal or FRP enclosure? If metal you'll want to make sure you've bonded the door, back panel and enclosure to ground.
If FRP you'll want to ensure the back panel is bonded to ground.
Ah yes, glands and earthing were done after the picture, but definitely before handing over the panel to the client. I do face challenge to keep the ziptie holders stick to their place tho
Sometimes heating those up with a lighter helps them stick better,
I found that you can get ones without the adhesive, then apply your own adhesive to it to make them stick better. I use 3m VHB tape and I havent had problems with them falling off.
It's metal, look at the welds
Yep.
My only feedback is those adhesive cable tie holders come off after a a very short time.
If you like scuff the paint and use some epoxy and stick them on, they will hold a lot better.
Is that across the board? Company i work for has a bunch of different stickyback products for panels/IA etc, and we use the 3M VHB. Supposedly it works great. (Epoxy is still better I'm sure)
Just from my experience basically every stickyback used around the door hinge like that comes off. Used to use 3M ones too.
I used to use super glue, works like a charm unless the powder coating fails… get rid of the adhesive and a spot of super glue.
You can see in the second photo most of them already are.
Adult Fisher-Price
Very neat panel, whats it for? Two things id change; You definetly need proper strain relief for the cables that come from the conduit into the bottom terminals. Theoretically mechanical stress could go directly to the terminals when something pulls in the cable. For the CT's (Current Transformers) above the main breaker you could stagger them so that the distance between them decreases. The you wont have to bend the wires as much. Otherwise great job!
Nice Pig snouts :D
Add device labels above the devices. Wire numbers are great, but seeing a device number is faster for troubleshooting.
I'd rate it 8/10.
Inside cable cleanup is really really clean. My only gripe, deducting two points is the fact the cables in conduits don't come in through a nipple the conduits are locked into, but instead the conduits 'leak' into the cabinet.
Am in love but hate it so much at the same time, nice cable management, but why are all the cables the same color
Would it break a rule if you put smiles on the top row of disks? (On the door) Or maybe all of them?
LEGOs ? ha. looks nice and neat. That's what counts
I would say maybe an 11 out of 10
Non-electrician here - what's the deal with those boxes with the big n-shaped gray loops with yellow wires going through? Inductive amperage sensors or something?
That's EOCR (Electronic over current relay) the loop is basically for sensing the current, if it exceeds the set value, it cuts off the load to protect it from any accident or damage.
Aha, makes sense. Thanks!
Not bad. Could do a whole lot of other things but looks good enough. Trim the pantsuit covers tho.
Some ducting along the bottom for the cable entries and bottom row of gear would be nice.
Where are the component labels?
I like how the ones at the top look like there back up dancers