Geh-5889p2 – GE Industrial Solutions Spectra Series Fusible Switch Units H, K & R User Manual

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4. Install the kit. Remove and save the hex nuts from

the studs and the red arc cover on the expansion

switch, as shown in Figure 4. Install the expansion

plate into the enclosure, positioning the switch base

over the connecting straps. Install 10-32 screws with

washers into the connecting straps inside the switch

base. Tighten the screws to 27–32 in-lb.

Replace the hex nuts back onto the plate studs and

tighten to 27–32 in-lb. Replace the red arc cover, as

shown in Figure 5, and tighten the screws to 12–15

in-lb.

Figure 4. Installing the expansion plate into the enclosure.

Figure 5. Replacing the arc cover.

5. Install the load base. Install the load base into the

enclosure, as shown in Figure 6. The position

depends on the fuse type, as illustrated in Figure 5

and listed in Table 1. Tighten the mounting screws

to 40–50 in-lb.

Position Fuse

Type

1

H Fuse 240 V

K Fuse 240 V

R Fuse 240 V

2

H Fuse 600 V

K Fuse 600 V

R Fuse 600 V

Table 1. Position for the load base in the enclosure.

Figure 6. Installing the load base.

6. Install the cover. Install 10-32 x

1

/

4

" screws into the

mechanism shroud mounting holes, as shown in

Figure 7. Position the new enclosure cover in place

on the enclosure and secure with 10-32 x

1

/

4

" screws.

Tighten all screws to 27–32 in-lb. Reinstall the switch

into the panelboard and secure the rail latch locking

screws.

Figure 7. Installing the cover on the enclosure.

#10-32

Screw with

Washer

Hex

Nuts

Red Arc

Cover

Position 1

Position 2

Arc

Cover

Load
Base

Enclosure

Cover

Mounting

Holes

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