GE AK-15 User Manual

SECTION
3
FRONT
FRAME
BREAKER
CONVERSION
The
front
frame
breaker
conversion
consists
of
the
following
:
1
.
Separation
of
the
front
and
back
breaker
frames
(
for
AK
-
15
and
AK
-
25
only
)
.
Refer
to
the
appro
-
priate
installation
and
maintenance
manuals
supplied
with
the
breakers
and
equipment
for
instruction
on
accomplishing
the
separation
.
Copies
of
these
publications
may
be
obtained
from
your
local
GE
sales
office
.
2
.
Remove
the
existing
trip
devices
.
3
.
On
electrically
operated
type
AK
-
2
-
25
and
AK
-
2
A
-
25
breakers
with
EC
trip
devices
,
relocating
and
remounting
the
x
and
y
relays
.
4
.
Installing
the
flux
shifter
and
trip
paddle
.
5
.
Installing
the
programmer
mounting
bracket
.
6
.
Installing
the
programmer
and
communications
wire
harness
.
Separating
the
Breaker
Frames
Verify
that
the
breaker
is
OPEN
,
then
perform
the
following
steps
:
Step
1
.
Remove
the
steel
arc
quencher
retainer
by
loosening
the
two
V
}
x
20
hex
capnuts
.
On
electrically
operated
AK
-
3
/
3
A
-
25
breakers
,
the
Y
re
-
lay
is
mounted
on
the
left
end
of
the
retainer
so
there
is
no
need
to
remove
it
.
On
AK
-
3
/
2
A
-
25
breakers
,
it
is
mounted
on
the
right
side
and
will
have
to
be
moved
to
the
left
side
.
The
steps
are
shown
on
page
5
.
Step
2
Remove
the
three
arc
quenchers
by
lifting
upward
and
outward
.
Step
3
.
Separate
the
breaker
’
s
front
and
back
frames
.
(
refer
to
the
appropriate
maintenance
manuals
)
Remove
the
Existing
Trip
Devices
Step
1
.
Remove
the
overcurrent
trip
devices
.
Step
2
.
On
draw
out
breakers
,
remove
the
primary
disconnect
fingers
from
the
bottom
(
load
-
side
)
copper
studs
.
Step
3
.
Remove
the
three
bottom
(
load
side
)
copper
stud
assemblies
.
On
Powder
Sensor
equipped
breakers
,
this
will
have
been
done
during
Step
1
.
Step
4
.
On
EC
equipped
breakers
,
remove
and
discard
the
four
trip
device
support
brackets
mounted
along
the
low
:
er
front
of
the
back
frame
.
See
Fig
.
3
-
1
.
At
this
point
the
breaker
back
frame
is
ready
for
instal
-
lation
of
the
Conversion
Kit
components
provided
.
4
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GE AK-15 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	AK-15
Category	Circuit breakers
Language	English