Sell your Federal Pacific PSE and PSI/II pad-mounted switchgear.
Air-insulated pad-mounted switchgear with group-operated Auto-jet load interrupter switches and fused ways. PSE is dead-front, PSI/II is live-front.. Also sold as Federal Pacific PSE dead-front, Federal Pacific PSI/II live-front, Federal Pacific Auto-jet pad-mount. New surplus, used, or failed. Send the nameplate, get a written offer.
Get an offerWhat it is
Photograph the Federal Pacific nameplate with the full model string, for example PSE-5-42112-K3, plus voltage and BIL. Photograph the switch and fuse compartments with doors open and any fuse mountings in place.
| Type | Air-insulated pad-mounted switchgear with group-operated Auto-jet load interrupter switches and fused ways. PSE is dead-front, PSI/II is live-front. |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Federal Pacific, Federal Pacific PSE dead-front, Federal Pacific PSI/II live-front, Federal Pacific Auto-jet pad-mount |
| On the nameplate | PSE, PSI/II, PSI, PVE, PSV, PLD, FTDF, PMDF, PSE-5-42112-K3, PSI/II-9-44222 |
| Voltage classes | 15 kV, 25 kV and 35 kV; UL Listed at 15 kV and 25 kV |
| BIL | 95 kV to 150 kV by voltage class |
| Continuous | 600 A, 1200 A available |
| Fault-close | 40 kA asym, three-time, per IEEE C37.74 |
| Switches | Auto-jet three-pole group-operated load interrupter switches |
| Fuses | Fuse mountings such as SMU-20 |
- New and unused surplus units in factory configurations move quickly.
- 25 kV and 35 kV units bring more than 15 kV units.
- Dead-front PSE units are in steadier demand than live-front PSI/II in many utility markets.
- Missing fuse mountings, rust and damaged barriers reduce value.
- We do not publish prices. Metal, demand, and condition move them. You get a written number for your unit.
Today's Federal Pacific is a division of Electro-Mechanical Corporation in Bristol, Virginia, building pad-mounted, metal-enclosed and custom switchgear through 38 kV. The company states it was the first to have pad-mounted switchgear Listed by UL using IEEE C37.74-2003 as the test specification. PSI/II offers 15 pre-engineered switching configurations and can combine up to two 600 A switches and four fused feeders in one enclosure. The model string on surplus listings, such as PSE-9-44222-K3, includes the configuration number and option codes.
Three photos price most Federal Pacific PSE and PSI/II pad-mounted 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.
The nameplate is usually on the inside of a door or on the dead-front barrier. Shoot it straight on with the voltage class, BIL, continuous and interrupting ratings, and the model or catalog number in frame. On SF6 gear, photograph the pressure gauge too.
- 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: Pad-mounted switchgear runs from roughly 2,000 to well over 6,000 pounds depending on ways and insulation. Most units lift from the base with a forklift or a truck-mounted crane and ride a flatbed. We plan the rigging. You tell us what is around the pad.
Selling a Federal Pacific PSE and PSI/II pad-mounted switchgear: what people ask.
Yes. New, unused PSE and PSI/II units from cancelled projects are some of the cleanest gear we buy.
The switchgear is built by Federal Pacific, a division of Electro-Mechanical Corporation in Bristol, Virginia. We buy Federal Pacific switchgear of any age.
Yes. We buy all Federal Pacific pad-mounted lines, including PVE, PSV, PLD, FTDF and PMDF.
Both. New surplus, used, untested, and failed all sell. Condition sets the number, not whether we buy.