Continue to Site

Eng-Tips is the largest engineering community on the Internet

Intelligent Work Forums for Engineering Professionals

  • Congratulations waross on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Search results for query: *

  • Users: Gene1203
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. Gene1203

    Tin plated lugs to silver plated busbar

    Would tin-plated lugs connected to silver plated busbar cause problems? I need to connect 500MCM copper wires to the bus with crimping lugs (UL Listed 540H). The copper busbars are silver plated. Your inputs are appreciated.
  2. Gene1203

    Why 1.8 meters (6 feet) is the maximum length of flexible conduit?

    Is there an electrical engineering calculation why the code does not allow more than 1.8m or 6 ft of flexible conduit in installations such as taps for lighting fixtures or motor terminations?
  3. Gene1203

    Generator Voltage Dip

    Our client reported that they are experiencing an unpredictable and irregular voltage dip with their power supply. They have their own power plant using diesel engine generators. On a particular single-unit operation, they reported that the dip occurs once a month, after two months and twice a...
  4. Gene1203

    Minimum Generator Loading

    I am looking for some standards and/or publications regarding the recommended minimum load (%) of generators (diesel engine-driven) with respect to their rated output - particularly on prime duty generators. I appreciate the help. Thanks.
  5. Gene1203

    Mounting Height of EXIT Lights

    Hello. Can anybody help me regarding the mounting height requirement of EXIT lights as per NFPA? I am currently engaged in an on-going construction of a laboratory building and most of the exit lights are located in corridors with three (3) meters ceiling height measured from the finished floor...
  6. Gene1203

    Help on SC Calculation: Second xfmr downstream with motor loads

    Can anyone help me on this one: How to coordinate the CB protecting a low-voltage dry-type transformer serving motors. The overview of the system is this: 2 grids of MV utility = 34.5kV each; 2 nos. of unit substation transformers feeding each end of a double-ended LV switchgear = 3000kVA...

Part and Inventory Search