wrote:
The only problem with Federal Pacific breakers is with the two ploe
breakers.

SNIP

WRONG!
Read all of the report:
http://www.inspect-ny.com/fpe/fpepanel.htm

One of the bigger problems with this design is the type of stab
into the bus. It often results in high-resistance contact and
resulting overheating.

In minor cases, that can mean inconvenience when lights on one
circuit flicker. In severe cases, it can end up with a melt-down
of the panel.

You have not truly lived until you've attempted to pry out an FPE
breaker and had it crumble into dust in your hand....

I used to think that testing of the breakers to ensure that they
tripped was adequate assurance of an FPE panel suitability.
No more.

Jim