Sell your ABB Advance and SafeGear metal-clad switchgear.
ANSI medium-voltage air-insulated metal-clad switchgear lineups for ABB ADVAC and AMVAC vacuum breakers.. Also sold as ABB Advance ANSI switchgear, ABB SafeGear, Advance with ADVAC breakers, Advance with AMVAC breakers. New surplus, used, or failed. Send the nameplate, get a written offer.
Get an offerWhat it is
Photograph the ABB lineup nameplate and the nameplate on each ADVAC or AMVAC breaker. Note whether the lineup is Advance or SafeGear from the nameplate.
| Type | ANSI medium-voltage air-insulated metal-clad switchgear lineups for ABB ADVAC and AMVAC vacuum breakers. |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | ABB, ABB Advance ANSI switchgear, ABB SafeGear, Advance with ADVAC breakers, Advance with AMVAC breakers |
| On the nameplate | Advance, SafeGear |
| Breakers inside | ADVAC, AMVAC |
| Advance voltage | 5, 15 and 27 kV |
| SafeGear voltage | Up to 15 kV, indoor |
| Breakers | ADVAC spring mechanism or AMVAC magnetic actuator |
| 4000 A | Forced air cooling available up to 15 kV |
| Standard | IEEE C37.20.2 metal-clad |
| Outdoor | Walk-in sheltered aisle or non-walk-in |
- Complete lineups with breakers bring far more than empty structures.
- AMVAC magnetic actuator breakers and 27 kV Advance lineups are less common and draw interest.
- Lineups with modern ABB relays and complete drawings sell better.
- Missing breakers and damaged racking parts reduce value.
- We do not publish prices. Metal, demand, and condition move them. You get a written number for your unit.
Advance is ABB's narrow-footprint ANSI metal-clad platform and takes either the spring-charged ADVAC breaker or the magnetically actuated AMVAC. Construction uses galvanized steel with hem-bent panels. ABB states Advance is seismically tested to IBC requirements. The breakers are the main value in a lineup, so keep them with their cells when selling.
Three photos price most ABB Advance and SafeGear metal-clad switchgear offers.
The nameplate
Straight on and readable. Voltage, ratings, model, and serial in frame.
Inside
Doors open: bus, devices, controls, and anything burned or missing.
The whole unit
A wide shot plus what is around it, so we can plan the pick.
Each section carries a nameplate, usually inside the front door or on the instrument panel. Photograph the lineup nameplate, one breaker nameplate per type, and a wide shot of the whole lineup with doors closed.
- 01Send the nameplate
Photos or a list with counts. Text, email, or the form.
- 02We read it and reply
During business hours, by whatever contact method you picked.
- 03You get a written offer
Per unit or per lot. Freight is in the number.
- 04We pick up and pay
Our truck and our rigging. Wire or ACH within 3 business days of a passed inspection.
Freight: Sections typically ship split, one or two vertical sections per pick. Each section can run from 1,500 to over 5,000 pounds with the breakers out. Breakers ride separately on pallets. We bring the rigging plan; you tell us about door widths and floor access.
Selling a ABB Advance and SafeGear metal-clad switchgear: what people ask.
Yes. We buy the breakers alone or with their Advance or SafeGear lineup.
Yes. We buy 5, 15 and 27 kV Advance lineups in any condition.
Yes. We buy indoor and outdoor lineups and arrange removal and freight.
Both. New surplus, used, untested, and failed all sell. Condition sets the number, not whether we buy.