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Robin,<br>
Well, I think I got myself into trouble here. I do remember a recent
conversation with you about this - I think - and this is the message
I remember from that conversation - I think. Perhaps this is all in
my imagination. I am getting older, certainly, so senility can't be
far off now.<br>
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I haven't used Outback's SmartRE, but on their older PS1, the row of
breakers was out front, and was thus within the required 6" of the
plane of the front of the battery cabinet, and thus met the working
clearance required by code when sealed batteries were stacked
beneath. The E-Panel breakers are back far enough to be outside of
that allowable 6". That's all I meant - it has nothing to do with
the listing of the hardware, more how it's installed in relation to
other equipment and code compliance.<br>
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I seem to recall you telling me that nobody had ever been rejected
for this reason. While I never have, neither have I installed a
cabinet of sealed batteries under an E-Panel; most E-Panels I have
installed have battery enclosures off to one side, or through a
wall.<br>
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Robin, is it code compliant to mount an E-Panel above a 15" deep
battery enclosure, given the breaker location?<br>
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No harm intended.<br>
Thanks, Allan<br>
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On 10/22/2010 6:59 PM, boB Gudgel wrote:
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Ray,<br>
I don't think Robin has posted anything, it just came in a
conversation we had. As I understand it, service equipment must
have nothing interfering with designated working clearance,
within a few inches of depth allowed. With Outback, Magnum, and
Xanschneider the breakers are on the front surface and are
within the allowable depth. Midnite/Magnum and Midnite/Outback
places them back toward the back wall with the inverter on the
hinged cover; thus the battery enclosure technically sticks out
too far. The XW Midnite panel doesn't have this issue, as it's a
different layout. If necessary, one solution would be to mount
the E-Panel several inches out from the wall surface.<br>
Allan<br>
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On 10/22/2010 10:56 AM, R Ray Walters wrote:
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Midnite non compliant?
<div>Apparently I missed Robin's post on that.</div>
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enclosures, with the breakers on the sides, are
not compliant, as Robin has acknowledged, but it
has never been a problem for us as the breakers
are still easy to access.<br>
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Allan, I don't remember saying our equipment is not compliant ?<br>
The battery cabinet cannot obstruct access to the equipment.<br>
The fact that the MidNite breakers are on the side actually<br>
allows better access to servicing them.<br>
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The front facing breakers have the connections on the back of<br>
the breaker where you can't see them. Our breakers are clearly<br>
visible for all the connections compared to all of the
alternatives.<br>
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The battery boxes stick out 15" from the wall. This is all the
closer<br>
you would be even if there was no battery box under the E-Panel.<br>
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Robin<br>
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