Barier strips usually have four screw holes for mounting, two on each end. The "classic" cover uses these mounting screws to also hold a Plexiglas cover the is just slightly larger than the strip.
When I hade a sailboat, I used many of thee strips and I'd paint over the screws with "liquid electrical tape" They sell it in small cans at Home Depot. It is a thick liquid vinyl and there is a brush stuck to the inside of the cap. It is effective to prevent corrosion and prevent accidental shorts. But for mains AC, I'd use that and a mechanical cover too. Replace the screw that holds the strip with a longer one to also hold the cover. Maybe you need a spacer. If you need a cover, get cake or breads pans of the local thrift store for about $1 each. Turn one upside down to cover your breadboard. On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Frederick Bray <[email protected]>wrote: > This is slightly OT, but what are people using to protect the line inputs > on barrier terminal strips on power supplies often used to power > Thunderbolts and FE-5680A's? > > On things like the "Mean Well" and similar supplies the AC line terminals > are not fully enclosed. I happened to have an enclosure that fit one > supply, but I have a couple others that I don't have enclosures for. I > would feel a lot more comfortable knowing that it wasn't possible to come > in contact with these terminals accidentally. > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Fred Bray > W6WAW > > ______________________________**_________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/** > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts<https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts> > and follow the instructions there. > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
