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This document is a Unified Facilities Guide Specification (UFGS) for Panelboards, specifically section 26 24 16.00 40, issued by NASA in August 2016. The specification provides comprehensive technical requirements for power-distribution and lighting and appliance branch-circuit panelboards, covering detailed technical specifications for components including panelboard design, circuit breakers, directory cards, RF shielding, and filtered panelboards.

Key technical requirements include totally enclosed panelboards with copper buses, surface or flush-mounted configurations, voltage ratings from 240V to 480V, circuit breaker specifications, RF shielding requirements, and provisions for filtered panelboards. The document outlines strict installation guidelines, requiring panelboard mounting height not exceeding 1800 millimeters above finished floor, detailed directory card information, and mandatory testing procedures including continuity and insulation tests. For NASA projects, the specification emphasizes reliability-centered acceptance testing and requires predictive testing and inspection (PT&I) for critical, configured, or mission-essential electrical systems.

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USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC / NASA UFGS- 26 24 16. 00 40 ( August 2016) Pr epar i ng Act i v i t y: NASA Super sedi ng UFGS- 26 24 16. 00 40 ( August 2013)

UNI FI ED FACI LI TI ES GUI DE SPECI FI CATI ONS

Ref er ences ar e i n agr eement wi t h UMRL dat ed Apr i l 2018

SECTI ON TABLE OF CONTENTS

DI VI SI ON 26 - ELECTRI CAL

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PANELBOARDS

08/16

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

1. 2 SUBMI TTALS

1. 3 QUALI TY CONTROL

1. 3. 1 Cer t i f i cat i on

1. 3. 2 Pr edi ct i ve Test i ng and I nspect i on Technol ogy Requi r ement s

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 COMPONENTS

2. 1. 1 Panel boar ds

2. 1. 2 Ci r cui t Br eaker s

2. 1. 3 Di r ect or y Car d and Hol der

2. 1. 4 Fi l t er ed Panel boar ds

2. 1. 4. 1 Gener al

2. 1. 4. 2 RF Shi el di ng

2. 1. 4. 3 Ci r cui t Br eaker Act uat or s

2. 1. 4. 4 Ter mi nal s

2. 1. 4. 5 At t enuat i on

2. 1. 4. 6 Cur r ent

2. 1. 4. 7 Vol t age

2. 1. 4. 8 Ci r cui t Br eaker s

2. 1. 4. 9 RF Fi l t er s

2. 1. 4. 10 Fi l t er Di schar ge Uni t

2. 1. 5 Pr ecaut i onar y Label

2. 2 TESTS, I NSPECTI ONS, AND VERI FI CATI ONS

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 I NSTALLATI ON

3. 2 FI ELD QUALI TY CONTROL

3. 3 CLOSEOUT ACTI VI TI ES

- - End of Sect i on Tabl e of Cont ent s - -

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PANELBOARDS

08/16

NOTE: Thi s gui de speci f i cat i on cover s t he r equi r ement s f or power - di st r i but i on panel boar ds and l i ght i ng and appl i ance br anch- ci r cui t panel boar ds.

I ndi cat e on dr awi ngs t he amper e r at i ng of panel boar ds, t he number of bus bar s, and t he vol t age char act er i st i cs of t he syst em t o whi ch t hey ar e connect ed. I ndi cat e f r ame si ze, t r i p r at i ng, number of pol es, and cl ass of mol ded- case br anch- ci r cui t br eaker s. Show i nt er r upt i ng r at i ng f or power di st r i but i on panel boar ds and al so f or l i ght i ng and appl i ance br anch- ci r cui t panel boar ds i f t he l at t er have an i nt er r upt i ng r at i ng of mor e t han 10, 000 amper es r ms symmet r i cal .

Adher e t o UFC 1- 300- 02 Uni f i ed Faci l i t i es Gui de Speci f i cat i ons ( UFGS) For mat St andar d when edi t i ng t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on or pr epar i ng new pr oj ect speci f i cat i on sect i ons. Edi t t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on f or pr oj ect speci f i c r equi r ement s by addi ng, del et i ng, or r evi s i ng t ext . For br acket ed i t ems, choose appl i cabl e i t em( s) or i nser t appr opr i at e i nf or mat i on.

Remove i nf or mat i on and r equi r ement s not r equi r ed i n r espect i ve pr oj ect , whet her or not br acket s ar e present.

Comment s, suggest i ons and r ecommended changes f or t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on ar e wel come and shoul d be submi t t ed as a Cr i t er i a Change Request ( CCR) .

PART 1 GENERAL

NOTE: I f Sect i on 26 00 00. 00 20 BASI C ELECTRI CAL MATERI ALS AND METHODS i s not i ncl uded i n t he pr oj ect speci f i cat i on, appl i cabl e r equi r ement s t her ef r om shoul d be i nser t ed and t he f ol l owi ng par agr aph deleted.

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Sect i on 26 00 00. 00 20 BASI C ELECTRI CAL MATERI ALS AND METHODS appl i es t o wor k speci f i ed i n t hi s sect i on.

1. 1 REFERENCES

NOTE: Thi s par agr aph i s used t o l i s t t he publ i cat i ons c i t ed i n t he t ext of t he gui de speci f i cat i on. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o i n t he t ext by basi c desi gnat i on onl y and l i s t ed i n t hi s par agr aph by or gani zat i on, desi gnat i on, dat e, and t i t l e.

Use t he Ref er ence Wi zar d' s Check Ref er ence f eat ur e when you add a Ref er ence I dent i f i er ( RI D) out s i de of t he Sect i on' s Ref er ence Ar t i c l e t o aut omat i cal l y pl ace t he r ef er ence i n t he Ref er ence Ar t i c l e. Al so use t he Ref er ence Wi zar d' s Check Ref er ence f eat ur e t o updat e t he i ssue dat es.

Ref er ences not used i n t he t ext wi l l aut omat i cal l y be del et ed f r om t hi s sect i on of t he pr oj ect speci f i cat i on when you choose t o r econci l e r ef er ences i n t he publ i sh pr i nt pr ocess.

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ELECTRONI C COMPONENTS I NDUSTRY ASSOCI ATI ON ( ECI A)

ECI A RS- 416 ( 1974; R 1981) Fi l t er s f or Radi o Interference

ECI A/ I S 46 ( 1987) Test Pr ocedur e f or Resi st ance t o Sol der i ng ( Vapor Phase Techni que) f or Sur f ace Mount Devi ces

NATI ONAL AERONAUTI CS AND SPACE ADMI NI STRATI ON ( NASA)

RCBEA GUI DE ( 2004) NASA Rel i abi l i t y Cent er ed Bui l di ng and Equi pment Accept ance Gui de

NATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( NEMA)

NEMA 250 ( 2014) Encl osur es f or El ect r i cal Equi pment ( 1000 Vol t s Maxi mum)

NEMA PB 1 ( 2011) Panel boar ds

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 70 ( 2017; ERTA 1- 2 2017; TI A 17- 1; TI A 17- 2;

TI A 17- 3; TI A 17- 4; TI A 17- 5; TI A 17- 6;

TI A 17- 7; TI A 17- 8; TI A 17- 9; TI A 17- 10;

TI A 17- 11; TI A 17- 12; TI A 17- 13; TI A

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17- 14) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ( DOD)

MI L- HDBK 232 ( 1987; Rev A; Not i ce 1 1988; Not i ce 2 2000; Not i ce 3 2014) Red/ Bl ack Engi neer i ng

- I nst al l at i on Gui del i nes

U. S. GENERAL SERVI CES ADMI NI STRATI ON ( GSA)

FED-STD-595 ( Rev C; Not i ce 1) Col or s Used i n Gover nment Pr ocur ement

UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)

UL 489 ( 2016) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Mol ded- Case Ci r cui t Br eaker s, Mol ded- Case Swi t ches and Ci r cui t - Br eaker Encl osur es

UL 67 ( 2009; Repr i nt Nov 2017) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Panel boar ds

1. 2 SUBMITTALS

NOTE: Revi ew Submi t t al Descr i pt i on ( SD) def i ni t i ons i n Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES and edi t t he f ol l owi ng l i s t t o r ef l ect onl y t he submi t t al s r equi r ed f or t he pr oj ect .

The Gui de Speci f i cat i on t echni cal edi t or s have desi gnat ed t hose i t ems t hat r equi r e Gover nment appr oval , due t o t hei r compl exi t y or cr i t i cal i t y , wi t h a " G. " Gener al l y, ot her submi t t al i t ems can be r evi ewed by t he Cont r act or ' s Qual i t y Cont r ol Syst em. Onl y add a “ G” t o an i t em, i f t he submi t t al i s suf f i c i ent l y i mpor t ant or compl ex i n cont ext of t he pr oj ect .

For submi t t al s r equi r i ng Gover nment appr oval on Ar my pr oj ect s, a code of up t o t hr ee char act er s wi t hi n t he submi t t al t ags may be used f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on t o i ndi cat e t he appr ovi ng aut hor i t y.

Codes f or Ar my pr oj ect s usi ng t he Resi dent Management Syst em ( RMS) ar e: " AE" f or Ar chi t ect - Engi neer ; " DO" f or Di st r i c t Of f i ce ( Engi neer i ng Di v i s i on or ot her or gani zat i on i n t he Di st r i c t Of f i ce) ; " AO" f or Ar ea Of f i ce; " RO" f or Resi dent Of f i ce; and " PO" f or Pr oj ect Of f i ce. Codes f ol l owi ng t he " G" t ypi cal l y ar e not used f or Navy, Ai r For ce, and NASA pr oj ect s.

Use t he " S" Cl assi f i cat i on onl y i n SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s. An " S" f ol l owi ng a submi t t al i t em i ndi cat es t hat t he submi t t al i s r equi r ed f or t he Sust ai nabi l i t y eNot ebook t o f ul f i l l f eder al l y mandat ed sust ai nabl e r equi r ement s i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG.

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Choose t he f i r st br acket ed i t em f or Navy, Ai r For ce and NASA pr oj ect s, or choose t he second br acket ed i t em f or Ar my pr oj ect s.

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e [ f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol appr oval . ] [ f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . ] Submi t t al s wi t h an " S" ar e f or i ncl usi on i n t he Sust ai nabi l i t y eNot ebook, i n conf or mance t o Sect i on 01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG. Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00

SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 02 Shop Dr awi ngs

Det ai l Dr awi ngs; G[ , [ ____] ]

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Panel boar ds; G[ , [ ____] ]

Di r ect or y Car d and Hol der ; G[ , [ ____] ]

Fi l t er ed Panel boar ds; G[ , [ ____] ]

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Cont i nui t y Test s; G[ , [ ____] ]

I nsul at i on Test s; G[ , [ ____] ]

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Cer t i f i cat i on; G[ , [ ____] ]

SD- 08 Manuf act ur er ' s I nst r uct i ons

Manuf act ur er ' s I nst r uct i ons

1. 3 QUALI TY CONTROL

1. 3. 1 Certification

Ensur e t he manuf act ur er of t he assembl y i s t he manuf act ur er of t he maj or component s wi t hi n t he assembl y and has pr oduced si mi l ar el ect r i cal equi pment f or a mi ni mum per i od of f i ve year s.

Pr ovi de cer t i f i cat i on s i gned by r esponsi bl e of f i c i al s of a manuf act ur er of a pr oduct , syst em, or mat er i al at t est i ng t hat t he pr oduct , syst em or mat er i al meet speci f i ed r equi r ement s. [ Ensur e st at ement s ar e dat ed af t er t he awar d of t hi s cont r act , wi t h t he pr oj ect name, and a l i s t of t he speci f i c r equi r ement s whi ch i t i s i nt ended t o addr ess. ]

1. 3. 2 Pr edi ct i ve Test i ng and I nspect i on Technol ogy Requi r ement s

NOTE: The Pr edi ct i ve Test i ng and I nspect i on ( PT&I ) t est s pr escr i bed i n Sect i on 01 86 26. 07 40

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RELI ABI LI TY CENTERED ACCEPTANCE FOR ELECTRI CAL

SYSTEMS ar e MANDATORY f or al l NASA asset s and syst ems i dent i f i ed as Cr i t i cal , Conf i gur ed, or Mi ssi on Essent i al . I f t he syst em i s non- cr i t i cal , non- conf i gur ed, and not mi ssi on essent i al , use sound engi neer i ng di scr et i on t o assess t he val ue of addi ng t hese addi t i onal t est and accept ance r equi r ement s.

See Sect i on 01 86 26. 07 40 RELI ABI LI TY CENTERED ACCEPTANCE FOR ELECTRI CAL SYSTEMS f or addi t i onal i nf or mat i on r egar di ng cost f easi bi l i t y of PT&I .

Thi s sect i on cont ai ns syst ems and equi pment component s r egul at ed by NASA' s Rel i abi l i t y Cent er ed Bui l di ng and Equi pment Accept ance Pr ogr am. Thi s pr ogr am r equi r es t he use of Pr edi ct i ve Test i ng and I nspect i on ( PT&I ) t echnol ogi es i n conf or mance wi t h RCBEA GUI DE t o ensur e bui l di ng equi pment and syst ems i nst al l ed by t he Cont r act or have been i nst al l ed pr oper l y and cont ai n no i dent i f i abl e def ect s t hat shor t en t he desi gn l i f e of a syst em and i t s component s. Sat i sf act or y compl et i on of al l accept ance r equi r ement s i s r equi r ed t o obt ai n Gover nment appr oval and accept ance of t he Cont r act or ' s wor k.

Per f or m PT&I t est s and pr ovi de submi t t al s as speci f i ed i n Sect i on

01 86 26. 07 40 RELI ABI LI TY CENTERED ACCEPTANCE FOR ELECTRI CAL SYSTEMS.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 COMPONENTS

2. 1. 1 Panelboards

Submi t det ai l dr awi ngs f or t he panel boar ds consi st i ng of f abr i cat i on and assembl y dr awi ngs f or al l par t s of t he wor k i n suf f i c i ent det ai l t o enabl e t he Gover nment t o check conf or mi t y wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t he cont r act document s. Ensur e dr awi ngs f or panel boar ds i ndi cat e det ai l s of bus l ayout , over al l physi cal f eat ur es, di mensi ons, r at i ngs, ser vi ce r equi r ement s, and wei ght s of equi pment .

Tot al l y encl ose power - di st r i but i on panel boar ds and l i ght i ng and appl i ance br anch- ci r cui t panel boar ds i n a st eel cabi net , dead- f r ont c i r cui t br eaker t ype wi t h copper buses, sur f ace- or f l ush- mount ed as i ndi cat ed. Ensur e panel boar ds conf or m t o NEMA PB 1 and UL 489. Pr ovi de br anch ci r cui t panel s wi t h buses f abr i cat ed f or bol t - on t ype c i r cui t br eaker s.

Pr ovi de an out er door or cover , hi nged on one si de, on sur f ace- mount ed panel boar ds t o pr ovi de gut t er space access. Pr ovi de a cent er door f or c i r cui t br eaker swi t ch access onl y.

Vol t age and cur r ent r at i ng, number of phases, and number of wi r es i s as i ndi cat ed on dr awi ngs. Pr ovi de f our - wi r e di st r i but i on panel boar ds and l i ght i ng and appl i ance br anch- ci r cui t panel boar ds wi t h an i sol at ed f ul l - capaci t y neut r al bus. Ensur e panel boar ds ar e r at ed f or [ 240- vol t ( maxi mum) , s i ngl e- phase] [ 120/ 208- vol t , t hr ee- phase] [ 277/ 480- vol t , t hr ee- phase] , 60- her t z cur r ent .

Pr ovi de t hr ee- phase, 4- wi r e and s i ngl e- phase, 3- wi r e di st r i but i on l i ght i ng and br anch ci r cui t panel boar ds wi t h an i sol at ed f ul l - capaci t y bus pr ovi di ng spaces f or s i ngl e- pol e c i r cui t br eaker swi t ches and spaces i ndi cat ed as spare.

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Pr ovi de panel boar ds wi t h a separ at e gr oundi ng bus bonded t o t he encl osur e.

Ensur e gr oundi ng bus i s a sol i d bus bar of r ect angul ar cr oss sect i on equi pped wi t h bi ndi ng scr ews f or t he connect i on of equi pment gr oundi ng conductors.

Ensur e each panel boar d, as a compl et e uni t , has a shor t - c i r cui t cur r ent r at i ng equal t o or gr eat er t han t he i nt egr at ed equi pment r at i ng shown on t he panel boar d schedul e.

Ensur e panel boar ds and mai n l ugs or mai n br eaker have cur r ent r at i ngs as shown on t he panel boar d schedul e.

Pr ovi de bus bar connect i ons t o t he br anch ci r cui t br eaker s t hat ar e t he " di st r i but ed phase" or " phase sequence" t ype. Si ngl e- phase, t hr ee- wi r e panel boar d busi ng i s such t hat when any t wo adj acent s i ngl e- pol e br eaker s ar e connect ed t o opposi t e phases, t wo- pol e br eaker s can be i nst al l ed i n any l ocat i on. Thr ee- phase, f our - wi r e busi ng i s such t hat when any t hr ee adj acent s i ngl e- pol e br eaker s ar e i ndi v i dual l y connect ed t o each of t he t hr ee di f f er ent phases, t wo- or t hr ee- pol e br eaker s can be i nst al l ed at any l ocat i on. Ensur e cur r ent - car r y i ng par t s of t he bus assembl y ar e pl at ed.

Mai ns r at i ngs ar e as shown on dr awi ngs.

For mechani cal l ugs f ur ni shed wi t h panel boar ds, use cast copper or copper al l oys of s i zes sui t abl e f or t he conduct or s i ndi cat ed.

[ Use boxes wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s st andar d knockout s and ar e f abr i cat ed of gal vani zed code- gage sheet st eel . Fr ont s ar e of code- gage sheet st eel f ur ni shed wi t h hi nged door s wi t h adj ust abl e t r i m c l amps f or secur i ng t he f r ont s t o t he boxes.

][ Use panel boar d box wi t h [ gal vani zed] [ r ust - r esi st ant ] code- gage sheet st eel wi t hout knockout s. Ensur e ent i r e panel boar d f r ont i s hi nged on one si de wi t h a pi ano hi nge f or t he f ul l hei ght and has capt i ve scr ews opposi t e t he hi nged si de. Wher e panel boar ds ar e i nst al l ed f l ush wi t h t he wal l s, ensur e t hat t he hi nged f r ont can be opened wi t hout damage t o t he adj acent wal l sur f aces. Ensur e t hat t he col or of t he f i ni shed coat of t r i m and f r ont mat ches t he adj acent wal l s except when t he box i s i nst al l ed i n el ect r i cal c l oset s or equi pment r ooms, t he gr ay f i ni sh as speci f i ed i s accept abl e.

] Ensur e panel boar d encl osur es ar e NEMA 250, Type 1. Pr ovi de encl osur es wi t h hi nged f r ont s and cor r osi on- r esi st ant st eel pi n- t umbl er cyl i nder l ocks.

Ensur e l ocks ar e i dent i cal l y keyed and pr oper l y t agged. Pr ovi de t wo keys f or each encl osur e t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Fi ni sh panel boar ds wi t h [ baked] [ f ast dr y i ng] enamel . Fi ni sh col or i s No.

61 gr ay conf or mi ng t o FED-STD-595 .

2. 1. 2 Ci r cui t Br eaker s

NOTE: I ncl ude Sect i on 26 05 70. 00 40 HI GH VOLTAGE OVERCURRENT PROTECTI VE DEVI CES and Sect i on

26 05 71. 00 40 LOW VOLTAGE OVERCURRENT PROTECTI VE

DEVI CES i n t he pr oj ect speci f i cat i on or i ncl ude t he r equi r ement s her ei n.

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Pr ovi de mol ded- case br eaker s as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 26 05 70. 00 40 HI GH VOLTAGE OVERCURRENT PROTECTI VE DEVI CES and Sect i on 26 05 71. 00 40 LOW VOLTAGE OVERCORRECT PROTECTI VE DEVI CES. Pr ovi de br eaker s wi t h t he i ndi cat ed f r ame and t r i p r at i ngs.

I nt er r upt i ng r at i ng of c i r cui t br eaker s ar e as i ndi cat ed on dr awi ngs. I f r at i ngs ar e not shown, t he i nt er r upt i ng r at i ng f or c i r cui t br eaker s i n [ 120/ 208] [ _____] - vol t panel boar ds i s not l ess t han [ 10, 000] [ _____] amper es r ms symmet r i cal , and t hat f or br eaker s i n [ 277/ 480] [ _____] - vol t panel boar ds i s not l ess t han [ 25, 000] [ _____] amper es r ms symmet r i cal .

Use bol t - on t ype br eaker s. Do not use pl ug- i n t ype br eaker s.

Pr ovi de shunt t r i ps wher e i ndi cat ed.

I n br anch ci r cui t panel boar ds, ensur e br anch ci r cui t br eaker s f eedi ng conveni ence out l et s have sensi t i ve i nst ant aneous t r i p set t i ngs of not mor e t han [ 10] [ _____] t i mes t he t r i p r at i ng of t he br eaker t o pr event r epeat ed ar ci ng shor t s r esul t i ng f r om f r ayed appl i ance cor ds. Pr ovi de UL l i s t ed s i ngl e- pol e 15- and 20- amper e c i r cui t br eaker s as " Swi t chi ng Br eaker s" at [ 120 vol t s ac] [ 277 vol t s ac] . Pr ovi de UL Cl ass A ( 5- mi l l i amper e sensi t i v i t y) gr ound f aul t c i r cui t pr ot ect i on on 120- vol t ac br anch ci r cui t as i ndi cat ed. Tr i ppi ng of a br anch ci r cui t br eaker cont ai ni ng gr ound f aul t c i r cui t i nt er r upt i on i s not t o di st ur b t he f eeder c i r cui t t o t he panel boar d.

Ensur e connect i ons t o t he bus ar e bol t - on t ype.

When mul t i pl e wi r es per phase ar e speci f i ed, f ur ni sh t he c i r cui t br eaker s wi t h connect or s made t o accommodat e mul t i pl e wi r es.

Ensur e c i r cui t br eaker spaces cal l ed out on t he dr awi ngs ar e compl et e wi t h mount i ng har dwar e t o per mi t r eady i nst al l at i on of t he c i r cui t br eaker s.

2. 1. 3 Di r ect or y Car d and Hol der

Pr ovi de a di r ect or y car d on t he i nsi de of hi nged f r ont s and door s [ under gl ass] [ 0. 76 mi l l i met er 0. 030- i nch t hi ck mi ni mum pl ast i c] i n a met al f r ame, wi t h spaces f or c i r cui t number s, out l et s cont r ol l ed, and r oom number s.

Wher e hi nged f r ont s or door s ar e not r equi r ed, pr ovi de t he di r ect or y car d [ under gl ass] [ 0. 76 mi l l i met er 0. 030- i nch t hi ck mi ni mum pl ast i c] i n a met al f r ame mount ed on t he l ef t - hand si de of t he f r ont t r i m. Ensur e t he di r ect or y car d i dent i f i es each br anch ci r cui t wi t h i t s r espect i ve and number ed ci r cui t br eaker .

[ 2. 1. 4 Fi l t er ed Panel boar ds

2. 1. 4. 1 General

[ Desi gn panel boar ds f or t he di st r i but i on, cont r ol , and pr ot ect i on of el ect r i cal c i r cui t s, pr ovi di ng f i l t er i ng and shi el di ng per f or mance and, when speci f i ed, conf or mi ng t o MI L- HDBK 232.

] Pr ovi de panel boar d cabi net wi t h [ 2. 7] [ _____] mi l l i met er [ 12] [ _____] - gage st eel mi ni mum, cor r osi on- r esi st ant f i ni sh and f our ext er nal mount i ng br acket s wel ded t o t he case. Pr ovi de code- gage st eel f r ont door and t r i m, wi t h gr ay f i ni sh, equi pped wi t h di r ect or y, hol der , adj ust abl e t r i m cl amps, hi nges, sel f - l at chi ng cat ch, t umbl er l ock and key and bear s t he UL l abel .

Pr ovi de a r ed di agonal st r i p acr oss t he out s i de sur f ace of door and t r i m.

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2. 1. 4. 2 RF Shi el di ng

Ensur e c i r cui t br eaker and f i l t er compar t ment s ar e compl et el y r adi o- f r equency ( RF) shi el ded and i n compl i ance wi t h speci f i ed shi el di ng r equi r ement s wi t h f r ont door open. Ensur e case seams ar e cont i nuous i ner t gas wel ded. Fi t r emovabl e c i r cui t br eaker act uat or f acepl at e and t he f i l t er compar t ment cover wi t h cor r osi on- r esi st ant RF gasket i ng mat er i al .

I nst al l i n pl ace wi t h sui t abl e f ast ener s havi ng a maxi mum spaci ng of [ 75] [ _____] mi l l i met er [ 3] [ _____] i nches on cent er . Mount RF f i l t er uni t s t o t he i nt er nal shi el d wal l wi t h s i mi l ar RF gasket i ng t o ensur e RF shi el di ng integrity.

2. 1. 4. 3 Ci r cui t Br eaker Act uat or s

Desi gn c i r cui t br eaker oper at i ng mechani sms t o mai nt ai n RF shi el di ng ef f ect i veness wi t hout l i mi t t o t i me or number of oper at i ons.

2. 1. 4. 4 Terminals

Ensur e f i l t er t er mi nal s ar e hi gh- t emper at ur e al umi na cer ami c, cont i nuousl y br azed t o f i l t er case. Do not use sof t sol der . Pr ovi de cer ami c t er mi nal s t hat i ncor por at e a per manent l y at t ached f l exi bl e l ead, wi t h a sui t abl e el ect r i c l ug. Make i ncomi ng ser v i ce connect i ons t o t he f i l t er l ead at a UL- appr oved, f l ame- r et ar dant st andof f i nsul at or , mount ed i n t he f i l t er compartment.

2. 1. 4. 5 Attenuation

Ensur e each f i l t er pr ovi des a mi ni mum i nser t i on l oss of [ 100] [ _____] dB over t he f r equency r ange of [ 14 k i l oher t z ( kHz) t o 10 gi gaher t z ( GHz) ] [ _____] . Ensur e each f i l t er pr ovi des a f ul l r at ed l oad i nser t i on l oss of [ 100] [ _____] dB i n t he f r equency r ange [ 14 kHz t o 20 megaher t z ( MHz) ] , t o [ 14] [ _____] kHz as measur ed by a Gover nment - appr oved l abor at or y.

2. 1. 4. 6 Current

Ensur e each f i l t er uni t i s capabl e of car r y i ng i t s f ul l r at ed cur r ent cont i nuousl y wi t hout heat r i se exceedi ng 50 [ _____] degr ees C 122 [ _____] degr ees F above ambi ent t emper at ur e. Ensur e each f i l t er i s capabl e of wi t hst andi ng a [ 100] [ _____] - per cent over l oad f or [ 30] [ _____] seconds wi t hout damage.

2. 1. 4. 7 Voltage

Ensur e each f i l t er uni t i s capabl e of cont i nuous oper at i on at i t s f ul l r at ed vol t age and wi t hst andi ng an i ni t i al vol t age t est of t wi ce i t s r at ed vol t age wi t hout damage.

2. 1. 4. 8 Ci r cui t Br eaker s

Ensur e c i r cui t br eaker s ar e r at ed a mi ni mum 10, 000 amper es asymmet r i cal ac i nt er r upt i ng capaci t y, 5, 000 amper es dc, and ar e i n accor dance wi t h UL 489.

2. 1. 4. 9 RF Fi l t er s

Desi gn RF f i l t er uni t s t o suppr ess and r educe t he ampl i t ude of undesi r ed RF ener gy conduct ed by power ser vi ce l i nes. [ Desi gn RF f i l t er uni t s i n compl i ance wi t h t he appl i cabl e r equi r ement s of ECI A RS- 416.]

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Pr ovi de f i l t er cases made of st eel , 1. 6 [ _____] mi l l i met er [ 16] [ _____] - gage mi ni mum, cor r osi on- r esi st ant f i ni sh wi t h a bl ue l acquer over z i nc chr omat e pr i mer . Use conduct i ve gr oundi ng sur f aces t hat ar e ei t her pl at ed or made of cor r osi on- r esi st ant st eel . Use cont i nuous i ner t gas wel ds f or her met i c seams; do not use sof t sol der . Fi r ml y mount i nt er nal component s t o wi t hst and appl i cabl e shock and vi br at i on t est r equi r ement s wi t hout damage.

Ensur e i nt er nal component s ar e f ul l y i mpr egnat ed and i mmer sed i n t he f l ui d t o obt ai n t he f ul l benef i t of cool i ng by convect i on f l ow t hr ough t he l i qui d medi um t o f i l t er case. Compl et el y f i l l f i l t er case wi t h t he f l ui d. Ensur e f l ui d conf or ms t o UL nonf l ammabl e c l assi f i cat i on.

2. 1. 4. 10 Fi l t er Di schar ge Uni t

Pr ovi de a f i l t er di schar ge uni t f or t hr ee- f i l t er ed c i r cui t s on t he panel boar d. I nst al l i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70. [ Ensur e uni t meet s appl i cabl e r equi r ement s of ECI A/ I S 46]

] 2. 1. 5 Pr ecaut i onar y Label

To ensur e per sons ar e awar e of i mmedi at e or pot ent i al hazar d i n t he appl i cat i on, i nst al l at i on, use, or mai nt enance of panel boar ds, conspi cuousl y mar k each panel boar d on t he t r i m or dead f r ont shi el d wi t h t he t ext ( or equi val ent ) DANGER symbol . I f t he panel i s suppl i ed wi t h a door , ensur e t he l abel i s v i s i bl e when t he door i s i n t he open posi t i on.

2. 2 TESTS, I NSPECTI ONS, AND VERI FI CATI ONS

Pr ovi de panel boar ds i n compl i ance wi t h UL 67.

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 INSTALLATION

I nst al l panel boar ds i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s i nst r uct i ons.

Ful l y al i gn and mount panel s so t hat t he hei ght of t he t op oper at i ng handl e does not exceed 1800 [ _____] mi l l i met er [ 72] [ _____] i nches above t he f i ni shed floor.

Ensur e di r ect or y- car d i nf or mat i on i s t ypewr i t t en i n capi t al l et t er s t o i ndi cat e out l et s cont r ol l ed and f i nal r oom number s ser ved by each c i r cui t and i s mount ed i n hol der s behi nd pr ot ect i ve cover i ng.

3. 2 FI ELD QUALI TY CONTROL

NOTE: I f t he speci f i ed syst em i s i dent i f i ed as cr i t i cal , conf i gur ed, or mi ssi on essent i al , use Sect i on 01 86 26. 07 40 RELI ABI LI TY CENTERED ACCEPTANCE FOR ELECTRI CAL SYSTEMS t o est abl i sh pr edi ct i ve and accept ance t est i ng cr i t er i a, above and beyond t hat l i s t ed bel ow.

Per f or m PT&I t est s and pr ovi de submi t t al s as speci f i ed i n Sect i on

01 86 26. 07 40 RELI ABI LI TY CENTERED ACCEPTANCE FOR ELECTRI CAL SYSTEMS.

Do not ener gi ze panel boar ds unt i l t he r ecor ded t est dat a has been submi t t ed t o and appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

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Demonst r at e each panel boar d encl osur e key oper at es t he encl osur e l ocks i n t he pr esence of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Pr ovi de t est equi pment , l abor , and per sonnel as r equi r ed t o per f or m t he t est s as speci f i ed. Conduct cont i nui t y t est s usi ng a dc devi ce wi t h [ bel l ] [ buzzer ] [ _____] .

Conduct cont i nui t y and i nsul at i on t est s on t he panel boar ds af t er t he i nst al l at i on has been compl et ed and bef or e t he panel boar d i s ener gi zed.

Conduct i nsul at i on t est s on 480- vol t panel boar ds usi ng a 1, 000- vol t i nsul at i on- r esi st ance t est set . Recor d r eadi ngs ever y mi nut e unt i l t hr ee equal and consecut i ve r eadi ngs have been obt ai ned. Ensur e r esi st ance bet ween phase conduct or s and bet ween phase conduct or s and gr ound i s not l ess t han 50 megohms.

Conduct i nsul at i on t est s on panel boar ds r at ed 300 vol t s or l ess usi ng a 500- vol t mi ni mum i nsul at i on- r esi st ance t est set . Recor d r eadi ngs af t er 1 mi nut e and unt i l t he r eadi ng i s const ant f or 15 seconds. Ensur e r esi st ance bet ween phase conduct or s and bet ween phase conduct or s and gr ound i s not l ess t han 25 megohms.

Recor d and submi t t est dat a. I ncl ude t he l ocat i on and i dent i f i cat i on of panel boar ds and megohm r eadi ngs ver sus t i me.

3. 3 CLOSEOUT ACTI VI TI ES

Submi t manuf act ur er ' s i nst r uct i ons f or panel boar ds i ncl udi ng speci al pr ovi s i ons r equi r ed t o i nst al l equi pment component s and syst em packages.

Pr ovi de speci al not i ces det ai l s i mpedances, hazar ds and saf et y pr ecaut i ons.

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