For UPS’ equipped with buss strip terminals for the A/C INPUT, BYPASS INPUT, A/C OUTPUT and BATTERY connections, Toshiba recommends using the compression lugs listed in Table 11.2, or their equivalent, for cable terminations to be mounted on the bus strips.
See Table 11.3 – Table 11.5 for recommended cable sizes for the 150, 225, and 300 kVA UPS.
TABLE 11.2 RECOMMENDED CRIMP TYPE COMPRESSION LUGS FOR BUS STRIP TERMINALS
Wire Size | Wire | Recommendation | Crimp tool Required | ||
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| Burndy type Y35 or Y46 | |
| Class | Vendor | Cat. No. | Color Key | Die Index |
1/0 | B | Burndy | YA25 | Pink | 12 / 348 |
| I | Ilsco | Pink | 12 / 348 | |
| B | Burndy | Black | 13 | |
2/0 | B | Burndy | YA26 | Black | 13 |
| I | Ilsco | Black | 13 | |
| B | Burndy | Orange | 14 / 101 | |
3/0 | B | Burndy | Orange | 14 / 101 | |
| I | Ilsco | Orange | 14 / 101 | |
| B | Burndy | Purple | 15 | |
4/0 | B | Burndy | YA28 | Purple | 15 |
| I | Ilsco | Purple | 15 | |
| B | Burndy | Yellow | 16 | |
300 MCM | B | Burndy | YA30 | White | 17 / 298 |
| I | Ilsco | White | 17 / 298 | |
| B | Burndy | Red | 18 / 324 | |
350 MCM | B | Burndy | YA31L | Red | 18 |
| I | Ilsco | Red | 18 | |
600 MCM | B | Burndy | YA36L | Green | 22 |
| I | Ilsco | Green | 22 |
TABLE 11.3 RECOMMENDED CABLE SIZE AND FASTENER TORQUE FOR 150 KVA UNIT
Block Number | Cable Size | Recommended Fastener Torque ** |
1 | AWG 4/0 or larger | 540 |
2 | AWG 4/0 or larger | 540 |
3 | AWG 4/0 or larger | 540 |
4 | AWG 4/0 or larger | 540 |
5 | AWG 4/0 or larger | 540 |
6 | AWG 4/0 or larger | 540 |
7 | AWG 4/0 or larger | 540 |
8 | AWG 4/0 or larger | 540 |
9 | AWG 4/0 or larger | 540 |
10 | AWG 4/0 or larger | 540 |
11 | AWG 4/0 or larger | 540 |
*12 | Two 300 MCM or larger | 540 |
*13 | Two 300 MCM or larger | 540 |
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*One battery string. (Consult factory if using more than one battery string.)
**Fastener torque specified for: 1/2 in. diameter grade 5 steel bolt.
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