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Odd Circuit Breaker Behavior

#67177 06/28/06 04:55 PM

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I have a subpanel whose feed protected by two 30 amp old stlye (glass) fuses on each of the 120 volt lines.

In the subpanel is a 20 amp breaker for a pool pump.

The capacitor for the pool pump died and one of the 30 amp glass fuses blew.

My question is why didn't the 20 amp breaker trip before the 30 amp fuse blew?

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Odd Circuit Breaker Behavior	wendel	06/28/06 08:55 PM
Re: Odd Circuit Breaker Behavior	Rewired	06/28/06 11:27 PM
Re: Odd Circuit Breaker Behavior	e57	06/29/06 02:10 AM
Re: Odd Circuit Breaker Behavior	jay8	06/29/06 03:26 AM
Re: Odd Circuit Breaker Behavior	e57	06/29/06 06:13 AM
Re: Odd Circuit Breaker Behavior	pauluk	06/29/06 08:03 AM
Re: Odd Circuit Breaker Behavior	Texas_Ranger	06/29/06 11:07 AM
Re: Odd Circuit Breaker Behavior	WFO	06/30/06 12:16 AM
Re: Odd Circuit Breaker Behavior	Scott35	06/30/06 04:52 AM
Re: Odd Circuit Breaker Behavior	Rewired	06/30/06 09:43 PM

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