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Maintenance
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3. Loosen the secondary trip prop
adjusting screw locking nut several
full turns (
).
CAUTION
Do NOT allow the secondary trip prop
adjusting screw to turn while loosening the
locking nut. Failure to observe this caution
will severely damage the mechanism.
4. With the secondary disconnect plug
or secondary disconnect override
device inserted (
charge the circuit breaker main
spring.
5. Manually CLOSE the circuit breaker.
6. Slowly turn the secondary trip prop
adjusting screw (
)
clockwise in 1/8 turn (45˚)
increments until the breaker trips
OPEN. Carefully note the rotational
position of the tool used to turn the
adjusting screw at the moment the
breaker operates. Do NOT turn the
screw any further clockwise after the
breaker operates.
7. Turn the secondary trip prop
adjusting screw counterclockwise
1½ full turns from the position
noted in
step 6
.
8. While holding the secondary trip
prop adjusting screw from turning,
securely tighten the secondary trip
prop adjusting screw locking nut.
9. Manually charge the main closing
spring using the manual charge
D. Placing the Circuit Breaker Into
Service, 4) Mechanical Operation
.
10. Manually CLOSE the circuit breaker.
11. Using leaf type feeler gauges with
a total of 0.090” thickness selected,
position the feeler gauge as shown
Figure 19 Feeler Gauge
12. Slowly depress the trip coil armature
using the manual charge handle.
Position the handle as shown in
. Depress the handle until
the armature contacts the feeler
gauges. The circuit breaker should
not trip.
Note:
Do NOT tilt the armature. Tilting the
armature by applying a load to the
right of the feeler gauges will produce
incorrect results.
13. Choose one of the following steps
according to the TRIP status:
i. If the circuit breaker TRIPPED
during the test performed in
step 12
, increase the gap
between the trip coil armature
and the trip lever by bending
the trip lever downwards slightly
using channel lock pliers or a
small crescent wrench. Repeat
steps 9 through 12
.
Note:
Bend the trip lever in very small
increments. This process may take
several attempts.