Apmccandless
Active Member
This is a patch panel I just purchased used. I was told this was an Edison patch. On the back of the panel the socapex neutrals are attached to a neutral bus bar. The grounds are soldered together on the connector and then they are bonded to a ring terminal with a ground lead. How are the brass crimps pictured in this image patched into Edison dimmers. The rack is 3 NSI DDS 9800 with edison outputs on the rear. I have checked the dimensions of the brass crimps and they are the same dimensions as a hot terminal on an Edison socket. The only method I can discern to patch this into a dimmer is to plug each of the crimps into the hot conductor of a dimmer. This seems unsafe. Is there a patch panel missing from this equation? Also does it comply with code to have the neutral bus and grounds attached to the socapex panel and tied into the neutral bus on the rack or does each neutral need to be connected to the dimmer pack? Also all of the conductors on this panel are Machine Tool Wire (type MTW) is this code compliant for internal wiring for a stage switchboard?