Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)
Wednesday - December 21, 2016
I was all set to call the Electrician this morning to find out when he might be able to finish up the electrical work on my building. Then I realized it might be best for me to become familiar with the innards of the "Black Switch Box" mounted on the 2-Post Lift Motor.
I pulled out the BendPak manual and found the section describing the electrical connections. The written detail found was very limited and these two diagrams represented the bulk of provided information.
I had done some internet research and didn't find any discussion of the "Black Switch Box" that I have. The information I found had a Switch Box that had a cover on a side different from where the Push Button was.
There doesn't seem to be much room inside this electrical box for additional "stuff". The incoming Line Voltage and Ground wires were a bit hard to trace but I think I've figured out how to make this work.
In the picture on the left I find the incoming Black Line Wire crimped into a bunch of other Black Wires - one of which goes to the Push Button Switch. Based on the first schematic (above) I think I need one leg of the 240 Volt incoming power to attach to that incoming black wire.
In the picture on the right I find the incoming White Line Wire crimped into a bunch of other White Wires. Based on the first schematic (above) I think the 2nd leg of 240 Volt incoming power needs to run through the Overhead Safety Switch prior to being connected to that incoming white wire.
Since there doesn't seem to be a lot of room inside the "Black Switch Box" and the wires in question are already heavily mechanically crimped, I think it makes sense to mount an additional junction box to the existing "Black Switch Box" and bring the existing "pig tails" into that to connect with incoming line voltage. We'll see what the Pro thinks when he sees it.
After that bit of analysis, I texted the Electrician and it looks like we're shooting for trying to get his work done next week.
Scott
Wednesday - December 21, 2016
I was all set to call the Electrician this morning to find out when he might be able to finish up the electrical work on my building. Then I realized it might be best for me to become familiar with the innards of the "Black Switch Box" mounted on the 2-Post Lift Motor.
I pulled out the BendPak manual and found the section describing the electrical connections. The written detail found was very limited and these two diagrams represented the bulk of provided information.
I had done some internet research and didn't find any discussion of the "Black Switch Box" that I have. The information I found had a Switch Box that had a cover on a side different from where the Push Button was.
There doesn't seem to be much room inside this electrical box for additional "stuff". The incoming Line Voltage and Ground wires were a bit hard to trace but I think I've figured out how to make this work.
In the picture on the left I find the incoming Black Line Wire crimped into a bunch of other Black Wires - one of which goes to the Push Button Switch. Based on the first schematic (above) I think I need one leg of the 240 Volt incoming power to attach to that incoming black wire.
In the picture on the right I find the incoming White Line Wire crimped into a bunch of other White Wires. Based on the first schematic (above) I think the 2nd leg of 240 Volt incoming power needs to run through the Overhead Safety Switch prior to being connected to that incoming white wire.
Since there doesn't seem to be a lot of room inside the "Black Switch Box" and the wires in question are already heavily mechanically crimped, I think it makes sense to mount an additional junction box to the existing "Black Switch Box" and bring the existing "pig tails" into that to connect with incoming line voltage. We'll see what the Pro thinks when he sees it.
After that bit of analysis, I texted the Electrician and it looks like we're shooting for trying to get his work done next week.
Scott
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