What is the difference between load center vs enclosure?
March 2, 2010 - 10:08 pm
Load center also known as: breaker panels, fusebox, fuseboard, circuit breaker panel, panelboard, consumer unit or CU, load center, power breaker and power panel
I need to know the difference between those and an Enclosure?
Thanks!
An enclosure is basically just an empty metal box that typically has a swing door for easy access and holes on the sides to run cables in and out of the box. You can choose to put/mount whatever equipment/hardware you want inside the enclosure (e.g. network switch) so that it’s out of the way and doesn’t make a mess.
A simple enclosure doesn’t contain any of the fuse/circuit breaker components, it’s just designed to house other equipment (which could include a breaker panel for example).
March 3rd, 2010 at 3:48 am
An enclosure is basically just an empty metal box that typically has a swing door for easy access and holes on the sides to run cables in and out of the box. You can choose to put/mount whatever equipment/hardware you want inside the enclosure (e.g. network switch) so that it’s out of the way and doesn’t make a mess.
A simple enclosure doesn’t contain any of the fuse/circuit breaker components, it’s just designed to house other equipment (which could include a breaker panel for example).
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