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Single Pole Blank Filler Clip for a FPE Breaker Panel
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| stlham59 2006-06-16, 9:42 am |
| I'm looking for (one) of those single pole blank filler clips for an
FPE breaker panel. It snaps into the cover in place of a single pole
breaker. If you happen to have one waiting around to be trashed,
please advise and I will send you a SASE.
Thanks,
Dave
stlham59@yahoo.com
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| Bob Ferapples 2006-06-20, 3:25 am |
| On 15 Jun 2006 07:22:52 -0700, "stlham59" <stlham59@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I'm looking for (one) of those single pole blank filler clips for an
>FPE breaker panel. It snaps into the cover in place of a single pole
>breaker. If you happen to have one waiting around to be trashed,
>please advise and I will send you a SASE.
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>Thanks,
>Dave
>stlham59@yahoo.com
Do you know why you can't find them? FPE breaker panels are ILLEGAL in
most areas! They have a nasty tendancy to allow the equipment they
feed to catch on fire!
Better plan: toss the FPE panel and replace it before something burns
down.
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| Bob Ferapples wrote:
> On 15 Jun 2006 07:22:52 -0700, "stlham59" <stlham59@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Do you know why you can't find them? FPE breaker panels are ILLEGAL in
> most areas! They have a nasty tendancy to allow the equipment they
> feed to catch on fire!
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> Better plan: toss the FPE panel and replace it before something burns
> down.
I'm not aware they're illegal, but they can be a hazard.
Reliance Electric bought FPE and discovered that FPE fraudulently
supplied test information to UL. UL then delisted most of the FPE line.
Reliance Electric sued the seller of FPE and setteled for about 43
million dollars to cover potential liability. I believe there is
currently a class action law suit in New Jersey. The problem probably
covers the 1965 -1980 time period although the current Canadian
manufacturer won't say what changes have been made to the line.
One problem is breakers not tripping leading to Bob's fires. Busbars can
also fail.
If you are interested one source of information is
http://www.inspect-ny.com/fpe/fpepanel.htm
much of this information is derived from an investigation by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Another source is
http://www.codecheck.com/pdf/electr...-%20Nov2003.pdf
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