GE POWER/VAC 13.8 User Manual

2
a
.
SLIDING
CONNECTIONS
.
(
STATIONARY
PRI
-
CONNECTIONS
MARY
DISCONNECT
DEVICES
.
BREAKERS
The
main
bus
bars
and
other
connection
bars
will
be
either
copper
or
aluminum
.
In
either
case
,
the
contact
sur
-
faces
will
be
silver
surfaced
or
equivalent
.
Do
not
use
un
-
plated
copper
or
aluminum
bars
exception
,
ground
bus
.
All
field
-
assembled
joints
in
primary
conductors
,
regardless
of
material
or
method
of
insulation
,
should
be
made
as
de
-
scribed
below
:
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
APPLICATION
OF
BLACK
&
RED
GREASES
(
0282
A
2048
PTS
001
,
002
,
009
,
010
,
012
)
METAL
-
CLAD
SWITCHGEAR
.
AND
ROLLOUTS
)
First
,
wipe
contact
surfaces
with
a
clean
,
soft
,
dry
,
lint
-
free
cloth
to
remove
dirt
and
grease
from
silvered
areas
.
Do
not
use
any
abrasives
such
as
sand
paper
,
emery
cloth
or
steel
wool
for
this
purpose
.
Avoid
handling
of
the
contact
surfaces
after
cleaning
.
Then
apply
a
thin
coat
of
D
6
A
15
A
2
RED
grease
to
the
front
two
inches
of
all
breaker
and
rollout
primary
dis
-
connect
devices
.
Cover
all
surfaces
,
front
,
sides
,
top
and
bottom
evenly
.
2
b
.
SLIDING
CONNECTIONS
.
(
STATIONARY
la
.
BOLTED
JOINTS
—
FACTORY
ASSEMBLED
—
ADJACENT
TO
A
50
H
404
FLUID
BED
OR
A
50
H
225
BAYBLEND
BUS
SLEEVING
OR
A
50
H
229
H
.
V
.
TAPE
INSULATIONS
.
GROUND
CONTACT
CLUSTER
)
Prepare
the
contact
surfaces
as
described
in
Part
3
a
of
this
instruction
,
giving
special
attention
to
the
facing
curved
surfaces
to
be
sure
no
sharp
edges
or
burrs
exist
at
the
narrowest
dimension
.
Apply
a
thin
coat
of
D
6
A
15
A
2
RED
grease
to
the
facing
curved
surfaces
for
a
distance
of
no
less
than
3
/
4
inch
centered
around
the
point
of
narrowest
dimension
.
First
,
wipe
contact
surfaces
with
a
clean
,
soft
,
dry
,
lint
-
free
cloth
to
remove
dirt
and
grease
from
silvered
areas
.
Do
not
use
any
abrasives
such
as
sand
paper
,
emery
cloth
or
steel
wool
for
this
purpose
.
Avoid
handling
of
the
contact
surfaces
after
cleaning
.
Then
apply
a
sufficient
quantity
of
D
50
H
47
BLACK
grease
(
0282
A
2048
P
002
)
to
all
surfaces
being
bolted
together
to
cover
them
completely
.
Sufficient
D
50
H
47
must
be
evenly
applied
so
that
excess
will
be
squeezed
out
along
the
edges
of
the
conductors
when
the
bolts
are
tightened
.
Wipe
off
excess
grease
.
Be
sure
none
con
-
taminates
any
insulation
surface
.
NOTE
:
In
the
region
where
the
edge
of
the
silver
plating
is
not
covered
by
insulation
,
e
.
g
.
ground
bus
and
ground
risers
,
the
D
50
H
47
must
be
applied
to
overlap
this
interface
for
a
minimum
of
1
/
2
inch
.
Finally
,
after
the
connection
bolts
have
been
tightened
to
the
proper
torque
(
Fig
.
19
)
,
a
thin
coat
of
D
50
H
47
BLACK
grease
must
be
applied
to
all
external
surfaces
of
the
joint
(
including
bar
edges
and
hardware
)
.
This
applies
to
all
silvered
connections
,
booted
or
uninsu
-
lated
.
NOTE
:
Tape
-
insulated
and
non
-
silvered
connections
do
not
require
D
50
H
47
on
EXTERNAL
surfaces
,
but
require
a
thin
coating
on
all
INTERNAL
surfaces
.
2
c
.
SLIDING
CONNECTIONS
.
(
MOVABLE
PRIMARY
DISCONNECT
DEVICES
-
ROLLOUTS
)
Before
assembling
the
contact
fingers
,
prepare
the
con
-
tact
surfaces
(
double
thickness
segment
)
of
the
primary
tangs
and
apply
a
thin
coat
of
D
6
A
15
A
2
RED
grease
as
described
in
Part
3
a
of
this
instruction
.
Assemble
and
pin
the
contact
fingers
in
place
.
Apply
a
thin
coat
of
D
6
AI
5
A
2
to
the
facing
curved
surfaces
of
the
contact
fingers
as
described
in
Part
3
b
of
this
instruction
.
#
Torque
Foot
Pounds
Bolt
Size
1
/
4
-
20
1
/
2
-
16
1
/
2
-
13
5
/
8
-
11
5
-
7
20
-
25
30
-
35
43
-
47
The
material
may
be
aluminum
or
copper
Fig
.
19
Bolt
Torque
Values
for
Power
/
Vac
Switchgear
MAIN
BUS
ASSEMBLY
The
procedure
shown
below
should
be
followed
when
assembling
the
main
bus
at
shipping
splits
or
when
adding
new
units
to
existing
equipment
.
(
Fig
.
20
)
.
lb
.
BOLTED
JOINTS
—
FIELD
ASSEMBLED
—
AD
-
JACENT
TO
A
50
H
404
FLUID
BED
OR
A
50
H
225
BAYBLEND
BUS
SLEEVING
OR
A
50
H
229
H
.
V
.
ASSEMBLE
BOOT
OVER
MAIN
BUS
.
SPLICE
&
RISER
BAR
TAPE
INSULATIONS
.
BOOT
PLUG
(
CEMENT
IN
PLACE
)
Prepare
contact
surfaces
and
apply
D
50
H
47
BLACK
grease
as
described
in
Part
1
A
of
this
instruction
.
When
-
ever
possible
,
splice
plates
and
hardware
should
be
assembled
in
the
same
position
they
will
be
when
the
joint
is
completed
in
the
field
.
The
external
surfaces
,
including
hardware
,
must
be
protected
with
a
thin
coat
of
D
50
H
47
just
prior
to
shipment
,
lc
.
CONDUCTORS
SHIPPED
“
XS
”
The
contact
surfaces
of
bus
and
connection
bars
ship
-
ped
*
4
XS
"
must
be
prepared
as
described
in
Part
la
of
this
instruction
and
covered
with
a
thin
coat
of
D
50
H
47
just
prior
to
shipment
.
BUS
6
"
*
6
"
SPLICE
PLATE
6
"
MAIN
BUS
^
BUS
WASHER
LOCK
WASHER
BOLT
'
4
-
13
*
1.12
[
>
r
"
v
-
*
-
K
RISER
.
6
"
MAIN
BUS
Vi
STUD
1200
-
2000
A
v
BOLT
'
4
—
13
x
1.38
-
LOCK
WASHER
-
WASHER
PLASTIC
57
62
TO
FRONT
PANEL
1
6
”
RISER
BAR
1200
-
2000
A
Fig
.
20
Typical
Shipping
Splits
28
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GE POWER/VAC 13.8 Specifications

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Brand	GE
Model	POWER/VAC 13.8
Category	Switch
Language	English