Spectx 100™ Surge Protected Energy Center
and Transfer Switch
For home or commercial use, the reduced footprint SPECTX
100™ maximizes space and installation time. Combining four panels into one
optimizes service distribution while providing superior power protection.
The SPECTX 100™ provides more usable wall space in
cabinets, shelters, businesses and homes. Quality and dependability are built in
whether the transfer system supplies telephone power plants, UPS equipment, computers,
other critical loads or electronics in residences and office complexes....And the
best news is these switches are factory fresh in sealed boxes and are ready to
ship to your home or business. Can ship by UPS or motor freight.
Unit is housed in a NEMA 3R Enclosure (34"W
x 20 1/4"H x 8"D) which is constructed for either indoor or outdoor
use and provides a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact
with the enclosed equipment. The enclosure also provides a degree of protection
against falling dirt, rain, sleet, and snow; and that will be undamaged by the
external formation of ice on the enclosure.
• Mechanically Interlocked MTS (Walking Beam)
• Surge Blox™ Suppression System
• LEDs / Alarms (Audible, Visual & Remote Indicators)
• GFI Receptacle Outlet
• 100 Amp Manual Transfer Switch
• 30 Amp Generator Inputs
• Surge Current Capacity > 200K Peak Amps
• Made by A.C. Data Systems / Electric Equipment & Engineering
• Shipping weight = 80 pounds
History on
the Spectx 100, a battle tank of a generator transfer switch. Crown Castle collaborated
on design and commissioned the construction of this very special Integrated Load
Center. The cabinet and breaker mechanics were built by Electric Equipment and Engineering
Co., the suppression and marketing by AC Data Systems. Original cost was about $2,800
each.
Theory of operation: The original design was to support
tower lighting at the base of a cellular tower. Main power enters the panel and splits
to a 100 amp main breaker and a separate 30 amp breaker that dumps to a power connector
on the panel side. That 100 amp breaker is integrated to a mechanical walking beam
interlock with a second 30 amp generator input breaker that prevents both switch
elements from being on simultaneously. The output circuit panel is equipped with
one 20 amp Square D breaker feeding a GFI outlet on the Load Center side. Provisions
for an additional 11 breakers exist. It has two very high end Surge Blox 200 Suppressor
Modules mounted directly on the copper load bus. They have a red/green self checking
LED circuit and companion alarm panel with Form C contacts to activate an alarm in
the event of suppression failure. AC Data Systems, manufacturer of the Surge Blox
200 states this assemblage offers redundant protection to prevent damage from repetitive
voltage spikes generated by recurrent outages or by the turning on and off of other
mechanical and electrical equipment as well as from oscillatory, decaying transients
generated by lightning.
In it’s original design, a 30 amp generator with Automatic
Transfer Switch (supplied by others) would monitor power to the tower shack, charge
it’s battery, etc. from one of the 3 blade 30 amp connectors. If power on the
main feed was lost, the generator would start and supply temporary power until a
service man could arrive and manually switch the generator into the main circuits
with the Spectx 100. At that time breakers in the 12 position panel could be set
to draw no more than the 30 amp output of the generator.
The complete model number on this Spectx 100 Load Center
is TSM-100-3AA2BY-1348S-2571-XXC
