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square "D" 60 amp 2pole ground fault breaker
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| electricdave@tnt21.com 2006-03-18, 2:21 pm |
| I found this breaker in a bin that I have been saving for that use that
will never happen.
Can I disregard the neutral application and use it as a normal breaker?
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| Mike Lamond 2006-03-18, 6:21 pm |
| <electricdave@tnt21.com> wrote in message
news:1142704616.248643.17700@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
>I found this breaker in a bin that I have been saving for that use that
> will never happen.
> Can I disregard the neutral application and use it as a normal breaker?
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You can use it as a normal circuit breaker but it will always be a GFCI
breaker. If you're supplying a 120/240 volt 3-wire load the neutral must
be connected through the breaker. All line and neutral current must pass
through the breaker or else the imbalance will cause a ground fault trip.
The only time you might not connect the neutral would be if the load was
240 volt 2-wire with no neutral lead such as a motor.
Mike
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| Phillip 2006-03-23, 12:21 am |
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"Mike Lamond" <NOSPAMm.lamond@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:Sj%Sf.583118$qk4.532121@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> <electricdave@tnt21.com> wrote in message
> news:1142704616.248643.17700@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> You can use it as a normal circuit breaker but it will always be a GFCI
> breaker. If you're supplying a 120/240 volt 3-wire load the neutral must
> be connected through the breaker. All line and neutral current must pass
> through the breaker or else the imbalance will cause a ground fault trip.
> The only time you might not connect the neutral would be if the load was
> 240 volt 2-wire with no neutral lead such as a motor.
>
> Mike
>
I do not think you should connect a motor to a gfci.....
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| gfretwell@aol.com 2006-03-23, 2:21 am |
| On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 04:05:05 GMT, "Phillip"
<phillipdevoll@comcast.net> wrote:
>I do not think you should connect a motor to a gfci.....
Why not. If it trips a GFCI it is a bad motor. There are millions of
motors in garages, spas, pools and boat lifts that work just fine on a
GFCI.
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