Is the locking tab of an electric panel available separately?

[Lil'John]

Title is somewhat the short.

I have an old Zinsco electrical panel that the locking tab was destroyed. I'd like to replace it. Before I waste time fabbing up one, is that something that I might find out there cheaply?

Yes, I know if I touch the Zinsco box that my house will catch fire shortly afterwards

Yes, I know that the locking tab won't prevent a serious 'attack'. It will prevent casual a-hole neighbors.

 

[Louis Winthorpe III]

Run a fake lock and tab out the front and do a self tapper on the side you cant see to keep it closed. What kind of neighborhood do you live in if that's a thing?

 

[Lil'John]

Run a fake lock and tab out the front and do a self tapper on the side you cant see to keep it closed. What kind of neighborhood do you live in if that's a thing?

Neighborhood is reasonable... the neighbor I STRONGLY suspect is a petty untrustworthy pile of shit. He's been a problem in the past.

 

[kf4zht]

Its a zinsco, it will never pass an inspection anyway. Just run some self tappers through a hasp latch and be done with it.

Worst case you hit the wrong thing and accerate the panel burning your house down

 

[M92PV4U]

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[Lil'John]

Its a zinsco, it will never pass an inspection anyway. Just run some self tappers through a hasp latch and be done with it.

Passed inspection fine when I bought the house ~10 years ago. Just got the standard home inspector telling me that a bus load of nuns and orphans will die because it is a Zinsco

Worst case you hit the wrong thing and accerate the panel burning your house down

Wouldn't be the worst thing in the world

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[Lbhsbz]

Title is somewhat the short.

I have an old Zinsco electrical panel that the locking tab was destroyed. I'd like to replace it. Before I waste time fabbing up one, is that something that I might find out there cheaply?

Yes, I know if I touch the Zinsco box that my house will catch fire shortly afterwards

Yes, I know that the locking tab won't prevent a serious 'attack'. It will prevent casual a-hole neighbors.

Take a picture of your panel and point to sort of what you need...or where it goes. I've got a zinsco panel next to the shop I just swapped out last weekend. If what you need is still there, I'll get it out to you.

 

[M92PV4U]

Take a picture of your panel and point to sort of what you need...or where it goes. I've got a zinsco panel next to the shop I just swapped out last weekend. If what you need is still there, I'll get it out to you.

Second this, I might have something laying around.

 

[Louis Winthorpe III]

Wouldn't be the worst thing in the world

You missed that window with the fires should/could have shorted your own panel.

 

[Lil'John]

Take a picture of your panel and point to sort of what you need...or where it goes. I've got a zinsco panel next to the shop I just swapped out last weekend. If what you need is still there, I'll get it out to you.

Sadly a bit of a drive to get that picture. I may be down to get a pic Sat/Sun. But barring that, I found this picture that is similar to mine:

The above is missing the inner cover panel and the hinged door. But the hinged door shuts over the red boxed tab. The one on my box was 'nicely' hacked on

Basically trying to get box locked up as cheap as possible while I prep house for sale. I'm already expecting to give a credit on getting a new box done.

 

[M92PV4U]

I'm pretty sure that I have a part that will work there. I'll pm you my number text me sometime tomorrow and I'll look. There is zero chance I'll remember if you don't remind me.

The other piece you need is a dead front, I don't have that.

 

[AKnate]

I'm pretty sure that I have a part that will work there. I'll pm you my number text me sometime tomorrow and I'll look. There is zero chance I'll remember if you don't remind me.

The other piece you need is a dead front, I don't have that.

Do like the retard that wired my place and use a piece of roofing tin and a clapped out rusty meter panel instead of spending $100 on a new one.

 

[M92PV4U]

Do like the retard that wired my place and use a piece of roofing tin and a clapped out rusty meter panel instead of spending $100 on a new one.

I seen that.

 

[Lbhsbz]

Sadly a bit of a drive to get that picture. I may be down to get a pic Sat/Sun. But barring that, I found this picture that is similar to mine:

The above is missing the inner cover panel and the hinged door. But the hinged door shuts over the red boxed tab. The one on my box was 'nicely' hacked on

Basically trying to get box locked up as cheap as possible while I prep house for sale. I'm already expecting to give a credit on getting a new box done.

Do you need the door and cover too? I have all that stuff.

 

[Lil'John]

I'm pretty sure that I have a part that will work there. I'll pm you my number text me sometime tomorrow and I'll look. There is zero chance I'll remember if you don't remind me.

The other piece you need is a dead front, I don't have that

Do you need the door and cover too? I have all that stuff.

M92PV4U and Lbhsbz Thank you guys VERY much for the offer. My panel is actually in a reasonable condition minus the lock tab. Dead front(inner panel/cover??) and door are all there.

Do like the retard that wired my place and use a piece of roofing tin and a clapped out rusty meter panel instead of spending $100 on a new one.

Next owner can opt for that if they like.

 

[Aisin]

Neighborhood is reasonable... the neighbor I STRONGLY suspect is a petty untrustworthy pile of shit. He's been a problem in the past.

Burn his house down. Problem solved.

 

[Lbhsbz]

M92PV4U and Lbhsbz Thank you guys VERY much for the offer. My panel is actually in a reasonable condition minus the lock tab. Dead front(inner panel/cover??) and door are all there.


Next owner can opt for that if they like.

PM me an address...I'll send out the tab tomorrow.

 

[Lil'John]

Burn his house down. Problem solved.

Sadly, my prickly honor won't let me do that even if his shitty morals let him fuck with other people's property.

PM me an address...I'll send out the tab tomorrow.

Will do.

 

[Lil'John]

Many thanks to Lbhsbz. And many thanks to M92PV4U for also being in line. It arrived and looks like what I need:

A donation was made to BRC on behalf of the Irate4x4 Helpful Elves. Awesome group of tough assholes.

 

[Avenger09]

Hi. Anybody have an additional tab as I am missing one too.

 

[Lil'John]

Hi. Anybody have an additional tab as I am missing one too.

Let me dig around and see if I still have the tab I got If I do, you can just give me your address in a PM and I'll get it out to you.

 

[Projectjunkie]

Hi. Anybody have an additional tab as I am missing one too.

Welcome to irate?

 

[bgaidan]

Hi. Anybody have an additional tab as I am missing one too.

PM DieselMH

 

[M92PV4U]

Welcome to irate?

That's why this place is so great, dudes meter panel is missing the locking tab, he fires up the Google and a 4x4 website pops up .

 

[M92PV4U]

Hi. Anybody have an additional tab as I am missing one too.

Look around on the ground around the meter panel, it is a long shot, but I found one the other day like that and reinstalled it with a screw and nut. I then cut the screw off with diagonals to keep it from coming off.

 

[BDK]

Sadly, my prickly honor won't let me do that even if his shitty morals let him fuck with other people's property.

Honor demands you shit in his sunroof, pee in his wife's but and burn his house down.

 

[Lil'John]

Honor demands you shit in his sunroof, pee in his wife's but and burn his house down.

Not sure he has a sunroof... not sure if there is enough viagra on the planet to deal with his wife and house is no longer my problem

Avenger09 tab is on my desk as shown in the picture. Send me a PM with an address to send it.