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Jamie
- Jan 1, 1970
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Actually, to clarify that a bit, it's a non additional hardwareDJ said:Ok, that's clear. The metal tab is the stab, it connects to two
breakers.
required bonding connection. In other words, It bonds to the electrical
bus/rail with out means of additional hardware. Like nuts,screws and
bolts etc..
Spring loaded fingers on the device or a straight blade being
inserted into a fixture that has the tension bonding terminals or
opposite.
Hence the word "STAB", to insert under pressure. Does not matter which
side has the actual tension bonding body. It's just the protruding
bonding object to be inserted, is the stab.
There are breakers that do not use STABS. They are electrically bonded
via screws, bolts and various other methods. These types require the bus
to be cold when doing so, unless you want to live dangerously. Most
Disconnect devices can provide you this kind of protection how ever,
it's been noted several times that these devices can fail, to fully
isolate the disconnected termination's. Caution should be exercised,
fully testing to verify a system is fully de energized and locked out
using you're own person locking system that you are in control of.