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westend
Feb 12, 2017Explorer
The big-box home improvement stores have service disconnect boxes and small load centers. They sometimes clearance them because sales are low. I bought my last 75 amp load center for around $25, IIRC.
An alternative is to buy surface mount breakers and wire up the distribution from those. You can make it all look good by mounting the breakers on a piece of aluminum plate. Here's a good place to shop for circuit protection: Waytek Wire. Mounting three surface mount breakers will use about 1/8 -> 1/4 the space of a steel box. If you'll pay the price, the Cooper-Bussmann manual breakers are the way to go, they even sell a sealed Marine type (not necessary, IMO).
An alternative is to buy surface mount breakers and wire up the distribution from those. You can make it all look good by mounting the breakers on a piece of aluminum plate. Here's a good place to shop for circuit protection: Waytek Wire. Mounting three surface mount breakers will use about 1/8 -> 1/4 the space of a steel box. If you'll pay the price, the Cooper-Bussmann manual breakers are the way to go, they even sell a sealed Marine type (not necessary, IMO).
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