Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
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Please tell me any international standard (IEC/BS/European standard/ANSI/API) for electrical equipment viz. transformers, motors, switchgears,distribution boards etc. specifying/providing a guideline for standard paint shade to followed. I have been asked to consider all electrical equipment colours as British Airways Blue i.e. RAL 5011. To counter this requirement I need some supporting international standard providing guideline for choosing paint shade of electrical equipment.





RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
I bit the bullet.
I took a main control and relay panel and two control stations to an auto body shop.
I had them painted "Ford Grabber Blue".
The owner was happy.
Bill
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RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
I once had a Client who wanted their 600V MCCs painted a gold colour. We finally settled on 'Breath of Spring' as the paint name form one supplier. This was a real dumb idea, as every piece of new equipment that was later ordered for the MCCs had to be painted that special colour ($$).
GG
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
In my opinion light colours work better for switchgear: the substation appears brighter and dirt accumulations are readily apparent. It is easier to keep the equipment clean when you can see the dirt.
RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
Where the problems start is whether the equipment manufacturer supports the relevant paint code, or you have to do things like waross did. One such former employer asked for 'Storm Grey' to an Australian paint code. None of the major enclosure or switchgear manufacturers would offer it, and a lot of effort was made in attempting to get the equipment painted in the 'correct' colour. In my experience, the factory paint was always of a better finish than anything that had to be done as a custom job for the client, which just added to the cost.
If it were me I'd pick one of the RAL colours that comes standard for most of the enclosure offerings and present that, but I well understand client preference for particular colours. Scotty's suggestion on the shade is a good one though.
EDMS Australia
RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
It even went so far as saying any brackets that had field mounted devices the color was yellow for some reason.
All paint spec colors that are customer driven are usually an option, so hopefully that option was explain during your contract turnover. Otherwise its a change order like all requests.
Here is something that might shed some light on what your asking. Its what others have pointed out as ansi or iec or osha plant standard colors.
http://protective.sherwin-williams.com/pdf/colors/...
http://protective.sherwin-williams.com/color/safet...
http://protective.sherwin-williams.com/color/
RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
You can't even see my equipment here, it's behind the trees in front of the plant...
On occasion I have argued against painting to a customer spec, but that is generally when I see that a spec was a "cut and paste" from a manufacturer that used a specific odd color and I wanted to provide a standard color. In those cases I was usually successful because the consultant involved didn't really care about color, they were just too lazy to modify the cut-and-paste specification. All I would do is let them know this special color was going to delay the delivery and they would acquiesce.
"You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals" -- Booker T. Washington
RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
RE: Stnadard paint shade of electrical equipments
"You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals" -- Booker T. Washington