I would like to see some changes in way panels and panel covers are constructed by the manufacturer.
The first one is to require them to install a means of wire management inside each side of the panel. This could be done by simply cutting a raised slot to accommodate a ty-wrap(zip tie) thru it, instead of just ty-wraping everything together and still having the wires spring out just in time when the cover clamp crushes them.
Second but not the last, is to put a weight of not more than 40 lbs. on the panel covers. I run a service truck finding myself removing and then trying to replace these 6' & 7' covers alone. 480V arc flash is just a slip away and so is the first 2" of your toes. What would it take to make these in 2 sections?
And last is to get rid of those annoying cover clamps that only work the first time they are used. All they are good for is pinching wires and falling apart after you finally have 2 of them to start holding. What was ever wrong with simply tapping a hole in the front flange and running a bolt thru the the cover into it??
[ January 25, 2005, 07:58 PM: Message edited by: tstern ]
The first one is to require them to install a means of wire management inside each side of the panel. This could be done by simply cutting a raised slot to accommodate a ty-wrap(zip tie) thru it, instead of just ty-wraping everything together and still having the wires spring out just in time when the cover clamp crushes them.
Second but not the last, is to put a weight of not more than 40 lbs. on the panel covers. I run a service truck finding myself removing and then trying to replace these 6' & 7' covers alone. 480V arc flash is just a slip away and so is the first 2" of your toes. What would it take to make these in 2 sections?
And last is to get rid of those annoying cover clamps that only work the first time they are used. All they are good for is pinching wires and falling apart after you finally have 2 of them to start holding. What was ever wrong with simply tapping a hole in the front flange and running a bolt thru the the cover into it??
[ January 25, 2005, 07:58 PM: Message edited by: tstern ]