Pull-out fuse blocks for multi-wire branch circuits and 240 volt circuits

Electrical · Distribution Panels · printed page 98 (PDF page 99)

Book index entries

Multi-Wire Branch Circuits – Pull-out Fuse Blocks Pull-out Fuse Blocks – 240-volt Circuits Distribution Panels – Electrical Electric Distribution Panels

Text in the illustration

distribution panel
from service box
STOVE
stove hot (black) wire
stove hot (red) wire
240 volt stove circuit
stove neutral wire
ground wire
grounding terminal
to split receptacle
black wire
red wire
neutral wire
neutral bus bar
note: pairs of fuses are linked together in special fuse blocks intended for split receptacles and 240 volt circuits (both fuses must be removed simultaneously)
15 AMP FUSE

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a fused distribution panel supplied from a service box, with a 240-volt stove circuit on the left and a multi-wire branch circuit feeding a split receptacle on the right. The stove circuit has black and red hot wires and a neutral wire, with a pull-out block marked STOVE. A second pull-out block groups a pair of plug fuses above four individual plug fuses. Neutral conductors terminate at the neutral bus bar at the bottom, while ground wires are shown connected at a separate grounding terminal. The note explains that paired fuses in these special blocks must be removed simultaneously for split receptacles and 240-volt circuits.

Components

distribution panel pull-out fuse blocks plug fuses stove circuit multi-wire branch circuit hot wires neutral wires ground wires grounding terminal neutral bus bar service feeder

Materials

metal panel enclosure insulated electrical conductors

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