ctgo4it Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 I saw this on a main disconnect this week. i don't recall ever seeing anything like this. Anyone ever see this, or know why it's there? Thank you Image Insert: 34.36 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Yes it is supposed to be there to hold the breaker in when it is being used as a main disconnect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Originally posted by ctgo4it I saw this on a main disconnect this week. i don't recall ever seeing anything like this. Anyone ever see this, or know why it's there? Thank you As Charlie said, it's supposed to be there. Whenever you have a backfed breaker -- when the power enters through the breaker's terminals and then goes to the busbar -- the breaker is supposed to be secured to the panel so that you can't just pull it out. If you could, it'd be dangerous to have a live breaker flopping around on the end of some wires. The screw you saw is one way to do it. Another was is to use a proprietary clip that the manufacturer provides for just this purpose. These are sometimes hard to see. Here's a picture of one of these hard-to-see clips. - Jim Katen, Oregon Image Insert: 74.08 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctgo4it Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Ask anything ,the guys live for this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctgo4it Posted July 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 now that you mention it, I've started checking for, and noticing the clips. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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