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Aluminium Bus Bars in LV Switchboards

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Could you please let me know the good engineering practice to be followed while terminating Aluminium Bus Bars on LV Switchgears like ACBs, MCCBs, SFUs ?

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asked 7/28/2012
Girish Ramanna3
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edited 7/28/2012
Steven167
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Assuming you are terminating onto copper connections, you should use some form of bi-metallic connection. Otherwise I would say pretty much the same as for copper busbar.  

The manufacturer's installation instructions should provide detailed requirements.
answered 7/29/2012 Steven 167
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