Machine electrical access door clearence
Machine electrical access door clearence
(OP)
We have a few molding machines and would like to put small assembly tables (on wheels, 15 lbs, easily moveable) up against them. The desired location of the tables are in front of a keyed/locked access door on the machine. Inside the door are the cpu/electrical/computer guts of the machine. Is this considered an "electrical panel" which would require a 36" area in front of it that needs to be completely free of obstruction?






RE: Machine electrical access door clearence
RE: Machine electrical access door clearence
Why would we need to keep the area completely clear of all obstructions (even if easily moveble) if this is merely a door that you need to open only if you need to change a cpu board or something that has to do with running the machine?
RE: Machine electrical access door clearence
David Baird
Sr Controls Designer
EET degree.
Journeyman Electrician.
RE: Machine electrical access door clearence
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David Baird
Sr Controls Designer
EET degree.
Journeyman Electrician.
RE: Machine electrical access door clearence
RE: Machine electrical access door clearence
I think the main intent of the rule is to stop people from damaging the control enclosures with forktrucks and and the like. If you tell people that cant put something within 1m of an electrical panel they tend to leave space. Let them pile stuff up against the enclosures and things tend to get smashed. You get the idea.
Personnelly as an electrician I hate it when you have clear crap out of the way of control panels. Messy, dirty,damaged and bent, is not what you want your control panels to be.
If there was a bollard in front of this equipment we wouldnt even be having this discourse.