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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Tue Sep 02 2003 - 18:41:53 EDT
I wrote:
>> If the c'bkr is damaged so that it will not operate correctly in
>the
>> process of clearing a fault, that is acceptable. The important thing
>is
>> that the fault has been cleared.
nathan moser writes:
>whoa. am i reading this correctly?
>
>it sounds like you're saying that if (one of the plastic molded cased,
>
>on-off switch type, e.g. ancor brand) circuit breakers trip, that
>you'd
>better a) find the reason the breaker tripped (of course), and b)
>immediately replace the breaker. what is "damaged so that it will not
>
>operate correctly"?
<snip>
Not to worry.
This is not quite the "Sky is falling" situation.
If the c'bkr fails, it will fail in the "off" or open circuit position.
The point of the comment was to point out that a c'bkr does not always
survive in working condition after clearing a fault, not to cause undue
alarm.
BTW, the Ancor c'bkrs you reference are NOT thermal-magnetic c'bkrs
described in this and previous posts commonly found in shore side
installations.
Rather they are of the magnetic-hydraulic type designed specifically for
marine installations.
HTH
Lew
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