How is a particular electrical connection selected?

13 Apr.,2024

 

When you say "edit each one of those families" I don't know quite what you mean.  I think I am having trouble explaining myself.

 

The equipment that I am trying to connect is mostly mechanical equipment.  However I have some equipment which doesn't have electrical connectors at all.  For instance we have a sterilizer that I have to connect.  No electrical properties or connector.  Just a box with dimensions from the Architectural model.  The electrical requirements are 208 volt, three phase, 30 KW.  I need to connect it to a panelboard so I have to have some generic power connection point that I can input data and connect it to a panelboard.

 

We are doing the Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical and plumbing for the project.  Architectural, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical all of separate models.  Some of the mechanical equipment has electrical data listed in its properties.  I don't know if it has an electrical connector but even if it does at this point I wouldn't know  how to use it or edit for my use.  So for those two I want a connection I can use to represent this equipment and feed it from a panelboard.  Thus I was tring to use the "Electrical Equipment - Balanced Power Connector" for the job.

 

Question: Should I use the 1, 2 or 3-pole junction box instead?

 

I want to Edit Type, Duplicate and create independent power connection for all this equipment if that can be done.

 

Thanks.

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I have a couple of connectors which I like to identify. Most of them are on my motorcycle.

This forum contains lots of questions about individual connectors and I don't want to add another one. There must be a professional way how to identify connectors. But how?

In the moment I start with this page https://www.digikey.com/en/resources/connectors/index and then I go down to the details.

Sometimes that works fine, but often there are still a couple of choices which look almost the same.

And sometimes that company just does not have the connector I am looking for. And then?

Is there are clear practical way step by step how to identify any connector?

Edit: Maybe I should ask as part of this question if it is possible at all to do this. Do (motorcycle) manufacturer use existing connectors? Or do they (often) have their unique connectors which can't be bought anywhere else?

How is a particular electrical connection selected?

Is there a guide how to identify connectors?