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Air
Circuit
Breakers
Type
AK
-
4
-
46
and
AK
*
l
-
»
GEH
-
1807
trip
rod
.
Proper
overtravel
of
the
trip
rod
ic
provided
,
if
me
trip
rod
advance
/
*
the
trip
paddle
between
l
/
32
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r
to
3
/
84
"
beyond
the
point
where
the
breaker
tripes
,
To
adjust
for
this
amount
of
over
-
traveli
lift
the
trip
rod
aa
high
a
*
possible
after
backing
,
off
tile
adjusting
:
screw
in
the
trip
paddle
(
14
)
so
that
it
will
not
touch
'
the
trip
rod
(
-
21
.
Ad
-
vance
adjusting
screw
in
the
trip
paddle
until
you
Just
trip
me
breaker
by
lifting
die
trip
,
rod
(
2
)
as
far
as
it
will
go
.
Then
advance
this
same
adjusting
otsrw
an
additional
1
-
4
/
2
tons
,
thereby
assuring
positive
tripping
*
looking
adjusting
nut
.
Be
extremely
cautious
not
to
have
bands
near
moving
parts
of
the
breaker
when
making
this
adjustment
,
An
long
as
the
flow
of
current
through
the
/
:
^
breaker
is
in
the
normal
direction
,
the
magnetic
•
.
ux
of
the
series
coil
and
the
magnetic
flux
of
the
nd
»
to
rotate
potential
coil
produce
a
torque
whic
the
armature
couhterrclnokwlgB
.
.
The
calibration
spring
also
tends
to
rotate
the
amatoe
In
the
same
direction
.
This
toque
causey
the
armature
to
rest
against
the
Atop
screw
(
0
)
attached
to
a
bearing
plate
on
the
right
elde
:
of
die
device
.
can
If
the
current
through
;
the
series
coil
(
1
)
is
reversed
,
the
armature
(
8
)
tends
to
nmo
in
the
clockwise
direction
against
the
restraint
of
the
calibration
spring
(
3
)
.
When
the
current
rover
sal
exceeds
the
calibration
setting
,
the
armature
ro
-
*
l
volves
clockwise
causing
the
trip
rod
(
2
)
to
move
*
y
upward
engaging
the
trip
'
paddle
(
14
)
tlieroby
tripping
the
breaker
.
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.
ADJUSTMENTS
No
adjustments
tfhould
bo
made
in
Iho
field
for
with
the
exception
of
checking
for
over
travel
of
the
wiring
"
,
see
Fig
.
20
.
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REPLACEMENT
After
removing
the
wiring
for
tine
potential
coil
the
revorao
current
device
am
be
removed
and
replaced
by
following
:
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procedure
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series
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