Some time ago I worked for a place that had a light duty type of busway for electical service to the machine shop area. I was thinking such a system would be a great way to wire my shop.
It was sort of track lighting track on steroids. IIRC, it was set up for 230 volts with maybe 60 amps capacity per leg. The track ran down the center of the shop. Drops to the machines were made with SJO type rubber insulated cord. The drops connected with a connector that you slid into the track and then turned to lock in place and make the connections. You could set each drop up for 230 or 110, and the connectors accepted cartidge fuses for overcurrent protection sized for each drop. If the machine wasn't right under the track, the drop cord was just run along the ceiling through little loop hooks to the proper location and then dropped down to the machine. It was easy to move things around, and the cords didn't interfere with cleaning the floor or cause tripping hazards.
I haven't had much luck finding anything like this. Searching for busway just finds the heavy duty stuff like Square D's that is very expensive and way overkill. Anyone familiar with this or know what it's called or who makes it? Anyone have such a setup?
TIA,
Paul Franklin snipped-for-privacy@nospam.hotmail.com (you know what to leave out)