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CORNELL – NCP ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION
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SECTION 260553 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATIO N
PART 1 GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS:
A. The Contract Drawings and the General Provisions of the Contract,
including the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction,
Supplementary Conditions, Special Conditions and Division 1
Specification Sections apply to the work of this Section.
B. The Work of Section 26 01 01 7 Electrical Basic Materials and Methods
applies to the Work of this Section.
1.2 WORK INCLUDED:
A. Provide a complete, operating, tested, functioning, documented Electrical
Equipment Identification System including all work shown, specified, or
required for proper system operation.
B. Under this Section provide equipment and circuit identification as follows:
1. Typewritten panel directories with duplicates on As7Built
Drawings, for all new or existing altered panels.
2. Panelboard nameplates
3. Panelboard breaker identification tags
4. Telecom Ground Bar nameplates and identification tags, for all
new or modified bars.
5. Telecom Grounding Riser Conductor nameplates and
identification tags, for all new or modified risers.
6. Wiring color code
7. Wiring labeling
8. Junction box marking (Incl. Telecom Branch circuits and Lighting)
9. UPS and convenience power receptacles (Incl. Telecom Branch
circuits)
10. Motor starter/disconnect nameplates
11. New Fire Alarm devices
12. New Fire Alarm junction box covers paint to Owner’s color code.
13. Panelboard voltage marking
1.3 RELATED WORK SPECIFIED ELSEWHERE:
A. Factory produced panelboard nameplates included in Section 26 24 16.
B. Color code for conductors provided in Section 26 01 01.
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1.4 SUBMITTALS:
A. Provide product data for each new Telecom Ground Bar nameplates, per
drawing A4.
PART 2 PRODUCTS
2.1 IDENTIFICATION MATERIALS:
A. Legend Plates:
1. Two ply, 1/16” thick flexible plastic legend plates, front etched with
minimum 3/16” Gothic letters. Provide adhesive backing and a
minimum of two 5/32” diameter screw holes. Plate size shall be
minimum 1” x 3”. Multi7layer, non7conductive material, machine7
engraved with proper designation.
2. C & M Name Shop, Syracuse, or acceptable manufacturer.
3. Stick on computer printed labels shall not be accepted.
B. Stencils:
1. Die cut, capital letters.
2. Letters 3/8” minimum height.
C. Wire Markers:
1. Adhesive backed mylar or fabric material with printed markings.
2. Brady or equivalent.
D. Voltage Markers
1. Voltage markers shall be bright orange with black letters. Brady
Style B (171/8” by 471/2”) or acceptable manufacturer. Examples:
Three Phase Single Phase Three Phase
208 volts 240 volts 480 volts
120 volts 120 volts 277 volts
PART 3 EXECUTION
3.1 IDENTIFICATION, GENERAL:
A. Equipment name and number as shown on Drawings to be used for
equipment identification.
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B. Disconnect switches, starters, control, etc., serving utilized equipment
shall be labeled on front cover.
C. All duplex receptacles, single UPS receptacles, light switches/circuits,
Telecom Ground Bars, Telelcom grounding conductors and lugs, fire
initiation devices, etc, serving any equipment in Telecommunication
rooms, shall be labeled with machine printed wrap around labels, with
panel and C/B information. .
D. All Telecom Ground Bars and Telelcom grounding conductors in
Telecommunication rooms, shall be labeled with legend plated, as
described in this section.
E. Step7down transformers shall be labeled with primary/secondary
voltages.
F. Utilized equipment which does not have service voltage clearly indicated
shall also be labeled by the Contractor, as directed by the Engineer.
G. Starters or control panels with interlock shall be provided with a warning
sign to indicate separate control voltage and may be energized. Warning
sign shall be mounted inside enclosure.
3.2 IDENTIFICATION MARKERS:
A. Securely fastened to equipment to be identified with adhesive material
and plated screws.
B. Locate on front of equipment to be identified in neat manner, plumb and
true.
C. All power supply equipment; i.e., branch circuit breakers, equipment
disconnect switches, motor starters, etc. to be labeled to identify function
and/or load served.
3.3 STENCILED LABELS:
A. To be used only on equipment in unfinished areas.
B. Obtain Engineer's approval.
C. Locate on front of equipment to be identified in neat manner, plumb and
true.
3.4 WIRE MARKERS:
A. Install approximately 2” from wire ends.
B. All wiring to be identified via labeling at all ends, in junction and pull
boxes, in panelboards, at equipment terminations, at terminal boards
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and/or cabinets. Wiring to be identified for continuity.
3.5 DIRECTORIES:
A. Typewritten only; handwritten not acceptable.
B. Install in a manner to be legible but protected from physical damage
under conditions of normal use.
C. Room names to be referenced on directory along with load supplied.
3.6 MATERIALS TO BE LABELED:
A. Directories: Update existing panelboards to include new load served.
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