petersonra
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saw this in the lobby of a place I was at this morning.
you think this is UL listed?
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Maybe it was as UL was around in 1894. That is a great piece of equipment. Had a guy on another forum offer to give me something similar but the logistics to get it was too much.
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Here is the pic-- at least this has a cover
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JJWalecka
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Love the antique equipment. UL approved...?
fmtjfw
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Certainly not Code compliant. The knife switches at the top can fall to close.
kwired
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May not have been a requirement at the time that was made, meaning it was compliant at that time.
fmtjfw
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kwired
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Now if we only knew when it was installed, we may be able to cite a violation - you think we can still get original installer to change it
If you turn the whole thing 90 degrees clockwise it would be ok.
We also do not really know which way is up or down in the photo.
If you turn the whole thing 90 degrees clockwise it would be ok.
We also do not really know which way is up or down in the photo.
fmtjfw
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Now if we only knew when it was installed, we may be able to cite a violation - you think we can still get original installer to change it
If you turn the whole thing 90 degrees clockwise it would be ok.
We also do not really know which way is up or down in the photo.
All right you caught me, my Dad and I put that in in 1904.:happyno:
It is indeed possible that the picture as shown has been rotated. I find some cruft that would indicate bottom as being as should in the picture. Look under the bottom row of switch handles. Also look at the shadows, it appears the light source is at the top in the picture. This is all conjecture.
kwired
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All right you caught me, my Dad and I put that in in 1904.:happyno:
It is indeed possible that the picture as shown has been rotated. I find some cruft that would indicate bottom as being as should in the picture. Look under the bottom row of switch handles. Also look at the shadows, it appears the light source is at the top in the picture. This is all conjecture.
Shadows are in the right place if caused by an overhead light source.
kwired
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Not trying to be too critical, I like your humor on this, but as time went on and more power was needed in just about every facility,as a result the necessary transformers needed to supply the power increased and so did the arc flash energy levels. Not saying that equipment did not have issues with safety, but when it comes to arc flash, that variety of equipment actually became even more dangerous over time in most instances.
weressl
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There is a trapping latch in the open position, so it requires force to move it. I am sure it was Code compliant when it was installed.
hurk27
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Now if we only knew when it was installed, we may be able to cite a violation - you think we can still get original installer to change it
If you turn the whole thing 90 degrees clockwise it would be ok.
We also do not really know which way is up or down in the photo.
You are very correct, I have seen a few of these old panels over the years and we even have some where I now work and the fuses are always at the bottom.
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