PT Connection

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xformer said:
Is it common for the secondary side of a PT to terminate on the buss for switchboard?
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If I said 'No'then what? If I said 'yes' then what?
What is the reason for the question?Is the abbreviation PT the same as the one that is commonly used that I'm familiar with?
 
I figured he meant a small instrument voltage xfmr.

I have to admit I have never seen one with one side of the secondary hooked to any bus, but I suppose one could make it work that way. OTOH, I do not spend much time looking inside switchboards.
 
petersonra said:
I figured he meant a small instrument voltage xfmr.

I have to admit I have never seen one with one side of the secondary hooked to any bus, but I suppose one could make it work that way. OTOH, I do not spend much time looking inside switchboards.
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Yet another OP where a question is asked an we have the take a wild guess at what is being asked. Just think of how simple this would be if a schematic were to have been atached with the components identified. The would all but eliminate guesses, assumptions, and the "I think what he means" instead of simply getting to the point.
 
templdl said:
Yet another OP where a question is asked an we have the take a wild guess at what is being asked. Just think of how simple this would be if a schematic were to have been atached with the components identified. The would all but eliminate guesses, assumptions, and the "I think what he means" instead of simply getting to the point.
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there are a lot of posts like this where the OP gives us about 10% of the information needed to give an actual answer and then we have to guess at the rest. what bugs me more is not getting any closure much of the time as far as what the OP was really asking.
 
petersonra said:
there are a lot of posts like this where the OP gives us about 10% of the information needed to give an actual answer and then we have to guess at the rest. what bugs me more is not getting any closure much of the time as far as what the OP was really asking.
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I've been a member here for almost 11 years, a secondary industrial education instructor starting back in 1967 and an application and sales engineer working for 2 of the major electrical distribution protection and control manufacturers in the USA starting in 1982 selling products both domestically and exporting and it has become very frustrating to see an OP of this caliber. Most OPs should be able to get a accurate response in less than 5 replys and many in just 1 reply. But then again there are the discussions that are fun and go on and on. When reading the last post you go back to read the OP and wonder how it got there.
There should be no replies which includes "I think what he means" I think that I know what he's trying to say", " I am assuming that" "may be" all of which are a very dangerous way to provide advise with. Personally, I is imperative for me at least to understand the the person that I'm corrisponding with has knowledge of safe electric practices and procedure and has the qualification for the work that he's doing. Quite often a misuderstandindg can be catastrophic. It is extremely important to be aware of the implications of a response.
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