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100A Dual-Feed
Breaker Panel
3. For ground wiring, use a listed (approved) crimping tool to
attach a listed (approved), single- or dual-hole compression
lug onto suitable ground wire. (Use #10 AWG to #6 AWG,
depending on input interruption device.)
4. Use a coarse, nonmetallic cleaning pad to clean terminals
and stud(s).
5. Amphenol Network Solutions recommends that you lightly
coat antioxidant on the lug, grounding terminal and
surrounding contacting surface.Connect the lug to the stud
using an M5 washer and nut from the terminal, as shown in
Figure 4. Tighten the nut to 20 in.-lb (~2.25 N
•
m), max.,
using an 8-mm (5/16 in.) socket.
WARNING! Before connecting input power cables, make sure input power to the panel is
turned off.
6. Make sure the input power is off.
7. For input wiring, — wiring used as inputs to this distribution panel — proceed as follows:
a. Crimp dual-hole compression lugs onto suitable
copper wires (#6 to #1 AWG) for
BATT
and
RTN
terminals, Feeds A and B.
b. Remove the black plastic terminal covers,
if installed.
c. Use a coarse, nonmetallic cleaning pad to clean
terminals and studs.
d. Lightly coat antioxidant on lugs and input
BATTERY
and
RETURN
terminals, and then
connect lugs to Feed A and B input terminals
on the back of the panel using the M5 KEPs
nuts and washers provided, shown in Figure 5.
Tighten the lugs to 20 in.-lb (2.25 N
•
m), max.
e. Re-install the terminal covers.
8. Make sure power is off (open breaker, dummy fuse or open fuse holder at the power distribution unit,
or PDU, before connecting this panel’s cables to the PDU.
Torque nuts to 20 in.-lb (2.25 N•m)
Anti-oxidant
compound
Figure 4 – Ground
Lug Connection
Heat shrink
tubing
Figure 5 – Compression Lug Inputs
