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FPE AC distribution caution lee houston 08-01-2006
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Posted by sym on August 1, 2006, 9:26 pm

cornytheclown@hotmail.com wrote:
> sym wrote:
> > lee houston wrote:
> > > Got an FPE STAB-LOK AC breaker/distribution box?
> > > Be advised:
> > >
> > > http://www.inspect-ny.com/fpe/fpepanel.htm
> > >
> > > lee h
> > federal arc weld. i always advise my customers to change them out.but
> > some of the generals said i had to quit scaring peoplebut i still tell
> > them they are dangerous.it wouldnt be right if i didnt
>
> watch out for zinsco panels also...they are out there and some of the
> breakers just wont trip.
havent seen one of them yet but ill keep my eyes open


Posted by on August 2, 2006, 9:15 am
I have one of these panels. And I have tested all the breakers too
They all trip just fine. I've even had a nusiance trip when I was
using heat gun to remove some paint. The single pole breakers are just
fine. The only problem I have ever had with mine is with a ganged two
pole breaker (which was really two one pole breakers joined togather on
the outside which is poor substitute for a real two pole breaker). I
have read all the stuff about them on the internet and think there are
a lot of fear mongers out there. The stuff really is just fine as long
as you nkow that all your breakers work. Having said all of that, If I
had a lot of two pole breakers on my system I might feel differently
since that seems to be where the problem area are.

That and any breakers over a certain age should be viewed with
suspician irregardless of the manufacturer.


Posted by =?iso-8859-15?Q?Tekkie=AE?= on August 2, 2006, 8:50 pm
posted for all of us...
I don't top post - see either inline or at bottom.

> I have one of these panels. And I have tested all the breakers too
>
And exactly HOW did you do that? Hint, I don't want to hear "I just shorted
the wires"
--
Tekkie

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on August 3, 2006, 8:40 am

panels. And I have tested all the breakers too
> >
> And exactly HOW did you do that? Hint, I don't want to hear "I just shorted
> the wires"
> --
> Tekkie

just HOW would one test a overcurrent device without putting it thru a
overcurrent situation?

I have looked at breaker testers they appear to run various overloads
over time and look for trip time in minutes seconds or cycles.

Remember breakers are DESIGNED to trip under short circuits and a
variety of other overload conditions.

they are probably rated at survining so many thousand dead shorts over
a lifetime.

since a dead short can occur for any number of reasons even shorting a
breaker shouldnt damage it, its what its DESIGNED to do.

although I wouldnt make a habit of trying it.


Posted by =?iso-8859-15?Q?Tekkie=AE?= on August 3, 2006, 8:55 pm
hallerb@aol.com posted for all of us...
I don't top post - see either inline or at bottom.


> just HOW would one test a overcurrent device without putting it thru a
> overcurrent situation?
>
> I have looked at breaker testers they appear to run various overloads
> over time and look for trip time in minutes seconds or cycles.
>
Right, controlled, replicatable conditions.
>
>

--
Tekkie

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