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Innovative New Product for an Old Reoccurring Problem:

What do you do with the existing switchboard meter when it breaks or just needs replacing?

Flush Mount Panel Adapter	Flush Mount Front Removal	Surface Mount Panel Adapter

A maintenance supervisor looks at an old switchboard wondering how he can put another breaker in the existing panel. Will the panel withstand the extra load capacity. A glance at the old mechanical meter reveals a long lasting problem.  The maintenance supervisor knows the panel meter hasn't worked in years. He doesn't trust it. However, he ponders the question. If I only knew this panel's capacity in kVA or kW, I could make a quick determination of the existing load and what the panel can hold. I wonder how much it will cost to fix this meter? Do I want to replace it with a new solid state meter or just get by with a new solid state meter or just get by with the existing meter configuration? I have 4 of these switchboards. Do I need to stock four different types of meter configurations, one for each board. Is there a universal type retrofit kit to replace all four switchboard meters with a single panel adapter?

Yes, SUSI Adapters has the family of Panel Adapters that converts any standard socket meter into a small case switchboard meter, there by eliminating the need to stock or maintain more than one type of metering package thus reducing the ongoing maintenance costs and lowering the initial metering costs by eliminating the expensive adder for switchboard meters. It is designed to replace existing large case switchboard metering equipment as well. The installation requires no changes to the substation steel panel or its existing cut-out. This adapter with a socket meter becomes a retrofit kit that is capable of replacing manufacturers' metering equipment for panel mounting.  The Panel Adapters are versatile in all applications. They are perfect for retrofitting an existing switchboard meter or for new installations.  They are designed to take the place of an original panel meter. The panel adapters are a fit for switchboard manufactures such as GE, Westinghouse/ ABB, Simiens, and other manufactures. The original switchboard meters required a lot of maintenance and parts just to keep them functional. Usually, when the panel meters failed, they were never repaired. It was not cost effective to manage inventory on multiple types of metering systems. Most site have at least two different manufactory switchboards which require inventory for least two different meters.               

Typical Switchboard	Panel with old Meter Removed	Surface Mount Adapter Installed	Surface Mount Adapter w/ Socket Meter

The process for installing the panel adapter is relatively simple. Just remove the old meter the existing switchboard, and replace it with the Panel  Adapter and socket meter. There is no cut or drilling needed.

The Panel Adapter are designed and manufacture to fit into meter configuration for G E Schlumberger, PSI or Seimens, Trandata, Scientific Columbus Jem Series and Landys & Gyr (small or large case).  At this point, one of the three Panel Adapter versions (Surface Mount, Flush Mount Front Removal and Flush Mount) must be chosen depending on what is most important. If you want the meter flush with the panel, the flush mount adapter is the one to order. With the mount panel adapter, the meter can be installed and removed from the front if the panel cutout is large enough for meter, you may prefer the meter sticking out a few inches and the surface mount type is the one you want. The advantage of the surface mount version is the flexibility. It is the easiest version for changing the meter, so switching to the meter to another type or another manufacturer is no problem. The surface mount} version is the smallest and will not cause any clearance problems.  Using four bolts, mount the Panel Adapter to the Panel and connect the wires to the terminal block on the back of the Adapter.

With the Panel Adapter installed, a socket meter of choice is ready to be plugged in. This completes the installation of the panel adapter with a socket meter.

Surface Mount (SWAXS9)	Flush Mount Front Removal (SWAVF9)	Flush Mount (SWAVU9)

The complete family of Panel Adapters can provide the utility or its customer a billing grade socket meter in virtually all switchboard applications.  They are easy to install, reduce inventory and maintenance problems and save money. Wayne Smith of Georgia Power Company put it this way, "Hot dog, it is a very innovative approach to switchgear metering."