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Beware of things made in October...
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That's one of those old 135 amp breakers ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/smile.gif) RSlater, RSmike
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So, is it really 35 amps on the left? Was it sent to a breaker rebuilder for testing? The mind wobbles.. Put it up on eBay as the world's first dual-rated breaker, lol.
Stupid should be painful.
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It's actually a 67.5 amp breaker... 100 + 35 = 135, divided by 2 = 67.5 ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/biggrin.gif) Mike (mamills)
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Put it up on eBay as the world's first dual-rated breaker To get top $$, be sure to tell them that you can see the image of Mary on the handle tie, too.
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So who's going to volunteer to test this contraption and find out the rating? Excuse me.... Make that rating s......
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Okay, let's get serious. (yeah, right!)
First thing I'd do is see if the two (yes, two) bodies are factory riveted together. The common trip is a little rectangle of metal that links the two mechanisms.
This may be a mistake or a home-brewed hybrid.
One of the handles may be incorrect, or it may actually be mismatched capacities. If not marked individually, only testing can tell for sure otherwise.
Larry Fine
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fineelectricco.com
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There are some light areas around the 35. It looks like a Photoshop job.
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This picture was discussed a little on Wednesday night's chat. One of the comments was: "At least nobody's claimed it was a Photoshop job yet" Dave, if Roger put it up I will guarantee that it's real, and not a Photoshop Farce.
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Dave, that is where I tried to clean it up and highlight it to get a better shot. This breaker is as it it is shown, it has no signs of having been tampered with, it is simply a manufacturers goof. It was a main breaker in a load center, and as far as I know it didn't have any problems as far as nuisance tripping, this leads me to think it was indeed a 100 amp breaker with a 35 amp handle on the left side. Edit for a P.S. Thank you Scott ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/icons/icon14.gif) Roger [This message has been edited by Roger (edited 09-22-2005).]
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