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3850Lighting Service Cabinet

MN · 2025 Standard Specifications✓ Full text on BuildSpecBook pages 1035–0 Save this section

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3850.1SCOPE

Provide service cabinets for distributing electrical power, providing over current protection, and providing a means to cut off power to Roadway Lighting Systems.

3850.2REQUIREMENTS

Use Lighting Service Cabinets and sub-assemblies listed and labeled by a National Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor. Ensure the NRTL is listed by OSHA in its scope of recognition for the tests conducted in accordance with this section.

Provide Lighting Service Cabinets meeting the following:

(1)Complete and operational as specified in the Contract
(2)NEMA 3R rated for the enclosure
(3)Provides electrical service for lighting
(4)Listed and labeled by the NRTL as in compliance with UL 508, “Standard for Industrial

Control Equipment,” and UL 508A, “Standard for Industrial Control Panels”

(5)Listed and labeled by the NRTL as suitable for use as service E quipment
(6)Listed and labeled by the NRTL as approved for outdoor use
(7)Circuit breakers in each available position the cabinet was designed for

Use service cabinets listed on the APL, Lighting for Type L1 Service Cabinet, Type L2 Service Cabinet, Type Rural Lighting and Flasher (RLF) Service Cabinet, and Type B Service Cabinet.

3850.3SAMPLING AND TESTING

The Department reserves the right to test, inspect, and accept or reject L ighting Service Cabinets that are not in compliance with requirements as defined in the cabinetS pecifications posted on the APL, Lighting. Planting Materials

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Source: Minnesota Standard Specifications for Construction, 2025 Edition. Pages 1035–0 of 1,081. View official source ↗

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