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Do circuit breakers wear out from old age?
I used to spend a LOT of time at the westinghuse vanport breaker plant in beaver PA.
A fascinating place  Breakers do age,they are designed to get more sensitive, tripping at a lower current as they age. This is asafety design. So if you have a breaker that trips a lot for apparently no reason, replace it!! |
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Do circuit breakers wear out from old age?
On 2/18/14 8:46 PM, bob haller wrote:
I used to spend a LOT of time at the westinghuse vanport breaker plant in beaver PA. A fascinating place Breakers do age,they are designed to get more sensitive, tripping at a lower current as they age. This is asafety design. So if you have a breaker that trips a lot for apparently no reason, replace it!! Does that last part apply to spouses too? |
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