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Old 6/20/09, 7:55 PM
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Default 1957 FPE Panel

Just thought it was interesting. I've never seen one wired quite like this. It's a parallel service for a duplex.
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Old 6/21/09, 11:28 AM
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Indeed very interesting.......with this in mind...If anyone out their knows of any old panels....any brands. I will pay to have them shipped to my office so that I can do a video on inspecting OLD systems.....

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Hi Jeff,

I'm dying to know, did you call out the line side double taps?

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In this case, no. It's actually a single conductor, looped at each lug. I did, however, recommend replacing the panel due to its age and low service capacity. It only has 30 amps to each side. . .



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Hi Jeff,

thanks for posting that one, I too have never seen one quite like it.

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