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#122819 01/20/06 09:27 PM
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Here's a couple of pictures that Lone Gunman took and showed us on the Chat.

The remains of a Square D Q1 2100

These pics were sent to the customer, the owner of the property, who was in another State.

Aah- the value of a digital camera [Linked Image]

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#122820 01/21/06 12:39 AM
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Wow. What happened to cause this meltdown? Aren't such failures very rare for SqD products?

Looks like some of the neutrals got damaged as well, 2nd from left and both on the right.

Did this require the whole can (or interior) to be replaced or is that buss tab replacable?


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#122821 01/21/06 12:48 AM
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I replaced the whole panel. No idea what caused it to burn up.

#122822 01/22/06 12:36 AM
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May be a rectifier diode from a full wave bridge failed in a high power dc charger, or other equipment and a dc riple ended up on the mains.
Hence the braker had to interrupt dc and a arc remained for longer than expected?


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#122823 01/31/06 01:01 PM
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Without any other information, that top breaker looks fried and the bottom one looks ok. Ditto the breaker tabs in the box. Perhaps a high resistance developed in the top breaker. I've had fuses develop a high resistance without going open, the same could probably occur with breakers - even Square D.


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