GE Industrial Solutions SPSA600 User Manual
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GEH-6251 Installation Instructions
The Power Supply Plate is available in five ratings. 
Table 1 contains a listing of all GE Power Supply 
Plates. All units are rated 60 Hz. Supplemental 24Vdc 
input terminals are provided for systems that have 
access to an external +24Vdc power supply. If this 
supplemental input is connected, the assembly will 
continue to pass the control power to breakers and 
accessories connected to the Distribution Cable System 
if the primary AC power is lost or drops below the 
minimum requirement. This backup input must meet 
ANSI C37.90.1 for oscillatory and fast transient surges 
(the Power Supply Plate provides this protection for the 
primary AC input). Additional 24Vdc output connections 
are supplied for applications where +24Vdc control 
power is required independent of the Distribution 
Cable System (i.e., feeding an Air Circuit Breaker or 
Insulated Case Breaker with microVersaTrip
®
PM/Plus or
EntelliGuard
TM
TU Trip Unit).
NOTE: THE POWER SUPPLY PLATE IS SIZED FOR A
MAXIMUM OF 20 BREAKERS. Use of the Power Supply 
Plate to provide voltage sensing signals and/or +24Vdc 
control power to a main Air Circuit Breaker or a main 
Insulated Case Breaker with a MicroVersaTrip
®
PM/Plus
or EntelliGuard
TM
TU Trip Unit reduces the total quantity
of 20 Spectra
®
RMS Molded-Case Circuit Breakers with
microEntelliGuard
TM
or MicroVersaTrip
®
PM/Plus Trip
Units by one. The overall maximum cabling length of 
the system remains 40 feet. 
Table 1. Ge Power Supply Plates
Voltage
Rating
Catalog
Number
Class CC
Line Fuses # Comments
I20VAC
SPSA12O
1
2amp
1
SPSAA on mounting plate
with fuse holder
208VAC SPSA208
2amp
2
SPSAA on mounting plate
with fuse holder
240VAC SPSA240
2amp
2
SPSAA on mounting plate
with fuse holder
480VAC SPSA480
2amp
2
SPSAA on mounting plate
with fuse holder
and 480 Vac transformer
600VAC SPSA600
2amp
2
SPSAA on mounting plate
with fuse holder
and 480 Vac transformer
1
Fuse protection only in one leg – this is a line-to-neutral connection. 
All other connections are line to line.
The Power Supply Plate contains six connection points. 
Refer to Figures 4 and 5 for connection details and 
location information. The following is a detailed list of 
the Power Supply Plate connection points:
• “To Distribution Cable” 
 – 12-pin plug connector that mates with the 12-pin 
receptacle of a Distribution Cable Harness (catalog 
number SDCHA11 , SDCHA30 or SDCHA60).
• “To Voltage Conditioner” 
 – 12-pin plug connector that mates with the 12-
pin receptacle of a Distribution Cable Harness 
(catalog number SDCHA11, SDCHA30 or SDCHA60). 
For Spectra
®
RMS Molded-Case Circuit Breakers
with microEntelliGuard
TM
, MicroVersaTrip
®
PM Trip
Units, the other end of the harness MUST connect 
to either a Voltage Conditioner Assembly (catalog 
number SVCAA) or a Voltage Conditioner Plate 
(catalog number SVCA120Y, SVCA208Y, SVCA240D, 
SVCA277Y, SVCA480Y, SVCA480D or SVCA600D) for 
the breaker to function properly.
• “Input Voltage” 
 – Two-screw terminals on the fuse block for 
connection of the primary AC source.
• “Input”
 – Three-screw terminal block on the Power Supply 
Assembly. Use one-terminal screw for connection 
of the ground (the other two-terminal screws are 
factory wired to the load side of the fuse block).
• “Output to 24Vdc” 
 – Two-screw terminal block for optional control power 
output (in lieu of using the Distribution Cable System).
• “Supplemental Input 24Vdc” 
 – Two-screw terminal block for connection of an 
external +24Vdc power supply.
By plugging the Power Supply Plate into the Distribution 
Cable System, you create system wide signals that are 
available to all breakers connected to the system; a list 
of those functions appears in Table 3.
Table 3. Signals available on the Distribution Cable System
by connection of the Power Supply Plate
Spectra
®
RMS
Breaker with
MicroVersaTrip
®
PM
Trip Unit
Spectra
®
RMS
Breaker with
MicroVersaTrip
®
Plus Trip Unit
Spectra
®
RMS
Breaker with
microEntelliGuard
TM
Trip Unit
control power
(+24vdc)
control power
(+24vdc)
control power
(+24vdc)
control power
(common)
control power
(common)
control power
(common)