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Neutral through breaker?
#182650
12/05/08 01:40 PM
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I'm sitting here reading the tech data sheet for a Siemens type P1 panelboard. I noticed that one of the available breakers listed (Type BGL) has a note #2. Looking at the bottom of the page, note #2 reads:
"Two pole breaker is one phase and neutral, Three pole breaker is two phases and neutral."
What does that mean? I don't have this panel or plan to order it, I just wonder what such a panel would be used for.
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Re: Neutral through breaker?
[Re: maintenanceguy]
#182652
12/05/08 01:55 PM
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I has been a long time, but I seem to recall something similar being required for gasoline pumps. I haven't worked with that stuff in years, so don't quote me on that.
---Ed---
"But the guy at Home Depot said it would work."
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Re: Neutral through breaker?
[Re: EV607797]
#182661
12/05/08 06:06 PM
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That may be the panel that the AFCI's go into that do NOT come with neutral pigtail, only a load neut/line termination.
Time permitting, I have to read more on this
John
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Re: Neutral through breaker?
[Re: HotLine1]
#182663
12/05/08 07:22 PM
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Possibly for shunt trip breakers??
Jimmy
Life is tough, Life is tougher when you are stupid
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Re: Neutral through breaker?
[Re: wire_twister]
#182674
12/06/08 11:13 AM
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It's where a neutral is req. to be switched, and the accessory requires one additional pole space just like a shunt trip.
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Re: Neutral through breaker?
[Re: maintenanceguy]
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12/06/08 06:11 PM
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Its a switched neutral 2 or 3 pole breaker, used to break all conductors. Its just a switch on the neutral side as far as I know. Use them all the time in gasoline installs
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Re: Neutral through breaker?
[Re: maintenanceguy]
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12/06/08 06:35 PM
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This breaker is to be used for gasoline pumps or other places where you need to brake the netural also when you turn off the circut
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Re: Neutral through breaker?
[Re: kohli]
#182721
12/07/08 09:03 PM
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They should just run the pumps on 2-wire 240V and not worry about switching a neutral since there won't be one (at least in North America).
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