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How do you know a new circuit breaker is protecting the circuit properly? BobH 12-01-2006
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Posted by avid_hiker on December 1, 2006, 1:24 pm


Good and sound advise POP!!


Posted by Heathcliff on December 1, 2006, 3:23 pm



> Do NOT short the leads to "test" a breaker! You may or may not have a
> functionally, to-spec breaker after that! Just in case the idea sounded
> good to you <g>.
>
> Pop`

Does that mean anytime a breaker opens it is thereafter suspect and
should be inspected by an electrician? If so, I have not been leading
a safe life. -- H


Posted by hallerb@aol.com on December 1, 2006, 5:39 pm



> Do NOT short the leads to "test" a breaker! You may or may not have a
> functionally, to-spec breaker after that! Just in case the idea sounded
> good to you <g>.
>
> Pop`

I disagreee with the idea shorting a breaker either intentially or
accidently can damage a breaker......

I used to fix office macxhines at Westinghouse Beaver, a plant that
produced circuit breakers of all sizes.

spent a LOT of time there and made friends, at one point they offered
me a job, no interview necessary. just drop application with gorgeous
secretary, give notice to current employer start in 2 weeks. it was a
fascinating place.

they cycled breakers thru hundreds of dead shorts and other hard tests.
then tore them aart to see what failed.

some dead shorts arent a problem for a breaker, its part of normal
operation.

just like turning on a lamp is.........

given all this i would not makew a habit of it..........

but dangerous to the breaker thats like saying slamming on the brakes
of a car make it less likely to stop the next time


Posted by hallerb@aol.com on December 1, 2006, 5:39 pm



> Do NOT short the leads to "test" a breaker! You may or may not have a
> functionally, to-spec breaker after that! Just in case the idea sounded
> good to you <g>.
>
> Pop`

I disagreee with the idea shorting a breaker either intentially or
accidently can damage a breaker......

I used to fix office macxhines at Westinghouse Beaver, a plant that
produced circuit breakers of all sizes.

spent a LOT of time there and made friends, at one point they offered
me a job, no interview necessary. just drop application with gorgeous
secretary, give notice to current employer start in 2 weeks. it was a
fascinating place.

they cycled breakers thru hundreds of dead shorts and other hard tests.
then tore them aart to see what failed.

some dead shorts arent a problem for a breaker, its part of normal
operation.

just like turning on a lamp is.........

given all this i would not makew a habit of it..........

but dangerous to the breaker thats like saying slamming on the brakes
of a car make it less likely to stop the next time


Posted by Stubby on December 1, 2006, 7:25 pm




hallerb@aol.com wrote:
>> Do NOT short the leads to "test" a breaker! You may or may not have a
>> functionally, to-spec breaker after that! Just in case the idea sounded
>> good to you <g>.
>>
>> Pop`
>
> I disagreee with the idea shorting a breaker either intentially or
> accidently can damage a breaker......
>
> I used to fix office macxhines at Westinghouse Beaver, a plant that
> produced circuit breakers of all sizes.
>
> spent a LOT of time there and made friends, at one point they offered
> me a job, no interview necessary. just drop application with gorgeous
> secretary, give notice to current employer start in 2 weeks. it was a
> fascinating place.
>
> they cycled breakers thru hundreds of dead shorts and other hard tests.
> then tore them aart to see what failed.
>
> some dead shorts arent a problem for a breaker, its part of normal
> operation.
>
> just like turning on a lamp is.........
>
> given all this i would not makew a habit of it..........
>
> but dangerous to the breaker thats like saying slamming on the brakes
> of a car make it less likely to stop the next time
>
Right. You're not testing fuses.
I assume your worked at Beaver, PA. Right? I used to know Donald C.
Burnham in Mt. Lebanon.

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