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Prepare Electrical Panel Knockout

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What happens here

To prepare the electrical panel for the new wiring, a 1/2-inch knockout must be created at the bottom of the panel. The installer uses a 'Panel Buddy Screwdriver' with a curved tip to make the initial knockout, followed by a paddle bit to enlarge the hole to 1 1/4 inches. This size is chosen to accommodate a 1/2-inch Romex clamp-on connector.

Goal: Create an entry point for the new electrical wire in the main panel

Tools and materials

  • Impact Driver Milwaukee — Driving the paddle bit to enlarge the hole
  • Paddle Bit — Drilling a 1 1/4-inch hole for the wire entry
  • Panel Buddy Screwdriver — Creating the initial knockout in the electrical panel
  • Romex Connector Clamp-on — Securing the Romex wire into the electrical panel

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then out to the charger. So, right now I'm currently using a panel buddy screwdriver. A panel buddy screwdriver, everybody, is a specialty screwdriver that has a curved tip that allows you to make knockouts when the panel's flush mounted. I highly recommend it. So, I was able to sleeve my panel buddy under the panel. Got a knockout 1/2 in knockout. And I'm using my paddle bit right now to make a hole. It's an inch and a quarter sized hole. just enough to fit my 1/2 in ROMX connector clamp-on

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