Do Siemens PN load centers have tinned copper bus?

[reader2580]

I ordered a Siemens PN series load center from Amazon Warehouse. I opened up the box this morning and was surprised to see the bus was not the shiny copper bus like the five other PL series load centers I have. My immediate reaction was they sent me the wrong load center with an aluminum bus.

Does the PN series have a tinned copper bus now, and they sent me the right load center?

 

[TADER]

The PN series are available with copper and aluminum buses.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Looking at the Siemens Speedfax catalog, it appears PN load centers come with tin plated copper busses, and have a 'CU' stamp on the bus to indicate they're copper. https://contractor.compas.siemens-info.com/load-widget/speedfax

 

[reader2580]

The PN series are available with copper and aluminum buses.

I thought PN is copper and SN is aluminum? The description of the item says copper bus.

 

[TADER]

I could be wrong but I've seen many PN panels marked as having an aluminum bus... i.e. https://www.cpesupply.com/849473/product/n/siemens-pn4040b1200

Could also just be mislabeling or being tinned mistaken as AL

 

[mikedodge]

If the description was wrong and you wanted copper send it back.

 

[mm08822]

I thought PN is copper and SN is aluminum? The description of the item says copper bus.

Put a scratch on it. What shows through?

 

[mm08822]

 

[reader2580]

If the description was wrong and you wanted copper send it back.

The question is if they changed to tinned copper.

 

[reader2580]

Okay, I figured it out. The bus is stamped CU in many places so it is copper. I didn't get the factory box since it was purchased it from Amazon Warehouse and I don't see a part number on the load center itself. The sticker on the door lists several part numbers it could be. Thanks to Stuart for pointing out it the CU stamp.

I couldn't get any of the Siemens websites to load on my PC. The browser just kept saying redirected too many times.

 

[mm08822]

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