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Just realized the pic sucks , I'll try to get a better one
Looks like a lighting contactor, lets say it is and it has normally open contacts,,,,,What happens when there is power at the coil?View attachment 35546
This panel is fed off of a panel I was looking at today to change out . I noticed the panel to be changed had double lugs where the second set of mains fed this panel . I opened it to see what was behind this door and saw this . It has wires going to a coil so I assuming it's some kind if transfer switch , but I'm not sure . So I'm sure some of you guys will be able to answer the question for me .
The contacts close creating a thermonuclear explosion!Looks like a lighting contactor, lets say it is and it has normally open contacts,,,,,What happens when there is power at the coil?
The contacts close creating a thermonuclear explosion!
So I'm sure some of you guys will be able to answer the question for me .
No its not a transfer switch. If it was you would see another physical piece of equipment (the transfer switch) in between those 2 sets of feeders.This panel is fed off of a panel I was looking at today to change out . I noticed the panel to be changed had double lugs where the second set of mains fed this panel . I opened it to see what was behind this door and saw this . It has wires going to a coil so I assuming it's some kind if transfer switch , but I'm not sure . So I'm sure some of you guys will be able to answer the question for me .
Fairly shocked huh?? Could be a piece of a transfer switch?? For what?? Lol.....think about it. look at the physical size of this and what it contains, what's it gonna switch 3 night lights?? Like you said without seeing decent pics and not googling a name, I took an educated shot in the dark. If he needed a precise description I would have kept my mouth shut. and if I remember he said it was fed from the line double lugs in the panel. Still shocked?? I feel lucky EB out of everyone's comments mine stood out huh ; )EB Electric said:I am fairly shocked how bostongp can say it's nothing to do with a transfer switch. It has ASCO written right on it. ASCO, automatic switch co... is a big name in transfer switches. I agree it's most likely a contactor, but it very well could be one piece of a transfer switch and the whole thing is not pictured. A transfer switch has contactors, relays, lots of components, without seeing the whole system of what you are dealing with it's hard to say what your dealing with.
When there's power at the coil, the N.O. Contacts would close and the load side of the contact would be energized. So you would feed the line side of the contactor with a phase conductor, then whatever you wanted to wire on the load side. Anytime you look at an auxilary contact or schematic, or diagram, those diagrams are shown in a de energized state.HARRY304E said:Looks like a lighting contactor, lets say it is and it has normally open contacts,,,,,What happens when there is power at the coil?
You seem wound up, just pointing out a possibility! Just a bit surprising how quickly some ideas get shot down and written off. Have a good night.You have a problem with that EB? You want to question my intelligence, you don't have to, cause I'm not that smart. That's why I'm here learning. And I' haven't been around long, so when it comes to 50's style electrical apparatus, that's all you my man. I hope you don't get all bent outta shape about this, you seem sensitive. I was just trying to help someone out, because this forum has helped me out quite a bit so I figure give back if I can.
Welcome to the internet. Disagreements are settled in a mature manner, verbal gunfire.You seem wound up, just pointing out a possibility! Just a bit surprising how quickly some ideas get shot down and written off. Have a good night.
Nooooo don't think I'm mad at you lol... I was arguing your point. This is a website for learning. I appreciate you chiming in cause you helped confirm, in my mind, it's a lighting contactor, thanks ::thumbs up:: And you also helped my eyes see through the blurr to see the name.EB Electric said:You seem wound up, just pointing out a possibility! Just a bit surprising how quickly some ideas get shot down and written off. Have a good night.