Starting to wire my new Generac Genset replacing the old one. The wiring for the auto transfer switch uses a connector which is new to me. I like the old style using #6 screws and ring terminals but alas what we see below is what I have. There are a few of these in there. The top image is one such connector. They have plastic tabs which push in and are labeled with a little + sign which has nothing to do with any polarities, just how they look. The lower image shows the same connector with one of the tabs removed.
With the tab removed I still can't see well enough to see what's going on. Each individual terminal can accommodate two wires in the above there are three wires with six holes. I need to exit on the right side and I tried simply poking the stripped and un stripped recommended AWG 18 wires without any success. This style is a new animal to me and to further complicate things these terminal strips are not quite easily accessible. I don't bend as well as I once did and you need to be just short of a contortionist to work on them. Has anyone seen and worked with these? The tabs simply press in and pull out using one's finger nails.
Many thanks in advance to anyone with a clue of what I am looking at.
Ron
With the tab removed I still can't see well enough to see what's going on. Each individual terminal can accommodate two wires in the above there are three wires with six holes. I need to exit on the right side and I tried simply poking the stripped and un stripped recommended AWG 18 wires without any success. This style is a new animal to me and to further complicate things these terminal strips are not quite easily accessible. I don't bend as well as I once did and you need to be just short of a contortionist to work on them. Has anyone seen and worked with these? The tabs simply press in and pull out using one's finger nails.
Many thanks in advance to anyone with a clue of what I am looking at.
Ron