GE POWER/VAC 4.16 - Test Cabinet Procedures; Adding Units to Existing Equipment

The
operation
of
the
racking
mechanism
,
positive
and
negative
interlocks
and
associated
features
are
described
under
OPERATION
OF
EQUIPMENT
and
should
be
reviewed
before
installing
removable
element
.
12
.
Assemble
and
wire
the
light
switches
,
receptacles
,
lamp
sockets
,
etc
.
in
accordance
with
the
wiring
diagrams
furnished
for
the
equipment
.
BREAKER
REMOVABLE
ELEMENT
Before
installing
or
operating
the
removable
element
,
consult
the
circuit
breaker
instruction
book
GEK
39671
for
directions
on
installation
and
inspection
.
CM
co
o
oo
r
-
oo
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-
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-
.
Fig
.
17
Test
Cabinet
TEST
CABINET
CIRCUIT
OR
CIRCUITS
BE
DE
-
ENERGIZED
AND
BREAKERS
BE
WITHDRAWN
TO
THE
TEST
POSI
-
TION
AND
TAGGED
.
The
test
cabinet
,
Fig
.
17
,
is
used
to
operate
a
breaker
that
has
been
removed
from
the
metal
-
clad
equipment
.
It
should
be
installed
on
the
wall
at
a
location
where
maintenance
and
testing
of
the
breaker
can
be
conveniently
done
.
Conduits
must
be
installed
for
cables
to
supply
control
power
for
test
-
ing
.
Make
certain
that
the
green
ground
conductor
is
con
-
nected
to
the
electrical
ground
.
Fig
.
18
b
indicates
that
special
procedures
required
to
add
new
metal
-
clad
units
to
outdoor
equipment
without
a
pro
-
tected
aisle
,
and
Fig
.
18
a
indicates
the
special
precedures
required
to
add
new
metal
-
clad
units
to
outdoor
equipment
with
a
protected
aisle
.
For
indoor
equipment
,
it
is
usually
necessary
only
to
remove
the
end
trim
sheets
and
to
reas
-
semble
them
on
the
new
units
after
these
are
located
and
bolted
to
the
existing
units
.
Otherwise
,
the
installation
pro
-
cedure
is
the
same
as
described
above
.
When
the
units
are
in
place
and
bolted
together
,
assemble
the
main
bus
and
other
primary
connections
per
the
in
-
structions
below
.
ADDITION
OF
UNITS
TO
EXISTING
EQUIPMENT
Before
adding
units
to
existing
equipment
,
consult
and
study
all
drawings
furnished
with
the
equipment
.
In
addi
-
tion
to
the
usual
drawings
furnished
with
new
equipment
,
special
drawings
may
be
furnished
covering
complicated
or
special
assembly
work
.
Also
,
check
to
make
sure
all
neces
-
sary
parts
are
on
hand
.
Secondary
wiring
and
control
bus
connections
should
be
A
made
in
accordance
with
the
wiring
diagrams
furnished
with
^
the
equipment
.
BEFORE
ANY
COVERS
ARE
REMOVED
OR
ANY
DOORS
OPENED
WHICH
PERMIT
ACCESS
TO
THE
PRIMARY
CIRCUITS
,
IT
IS
ESSENTIAL
THAT
THE
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