What's the lug assembly inside a subpanel called?

[rbattelle]

Inside a standard subpanel there's a part into which clips the circuit breakers. I need one of them (just the assembly that the breakers go into, NOT the whole subpanel). I'm making my own subpanel, but I don't know what to search for at the electronics sites.

Anyone know what you might call it?

Ryan

 

[OKish]

distribution block? or circuit breaker block?

 

[mgoncalves]

Hard to tell with all the arrows, but I think you need a "Buss".

 

[ACoyle]

Dosen't a subpanel have to be UL approved?



AC

 

[rbattelle]

Hard to tell with all the arrows, but I think you need a "Buss".

Yes! I think that's it. I think it's called a Bus. At least, thats what Square D's website is telling me.



Now I just need to find someone who sells them.



Ryan

 

[rbattelle]

Dosen't a subpanel have to be UL approved?

Oh, why yes of course. I'll... ummm... be sure to get the necessary permits and approvals. Of course. Ahem... excuse me. #ad




Ryan

 

[MMeier]

Oh, why yes of course. I'll... ummm... be sure to get the necessary permits and approvals. Of course. Ahem... excuse me. #ad




Ryan

LMAO @ Mr. Batelle!!! Whatcha' working on now??

 

[ACoyle]

Hi Ryan,

I'm not trying to give you a hard time, sorry if I came off that way. My neighbor sold his house and got trouble because of things like that. Just trying to forestall future problems.



AC



P. S. I'm not an electrician, so I really don't knwo for sure.

 

[rbattelle]

Hi Ryan,

I'm not trying to give you a hard time, sorry if I came off that way.

No, not at all! Didn't think you were giving me a hard time at all.



I'm not working on anything for a residential application. I'm no electrician either, and besides there wouldn't be much point in making your own residential subpanel when they're pretty inexpensive anyway.



What I'm doing is working on re-designing the electrical system for a band saw project. There's an existing junction box on the machine whose innards I've removed and want to replace with a small breaker assembly.



Since the enclosure is pre-existing, there's no need for a new one. I just need to stuff it with new guts. It would be a waste to buy a new subpanel just to cannibalize it.



I'd like to get a bus with 4 circuits: one double-pole and two single-poles. I've got to order some fuses for another project from www.mouser.com anyway, so I figured I may as well try to order the bus at the same time to save on shipping.



But I can't find any such bus at Mouser. I'm still not 100% sure it's called a "bus", because in some of the Square D instruction manuals it's referred to as an "interior assembly".



Ryan

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

What the Bussbar? If you want the "Guts" of a panel it can be more cost effective to get a GE challenger , or Square D 100 amp and be done with it.

 

[rbattelle]

What the Bussbar? If you want the "Guts" of a panel it can be more cost effective to get a GE challenger , or Square D 100 amp and be done with it.

I'm beginning to realize this is true. Now I'm looking into possibly going a different route, using DIN rail instead.



Ryan