5. 
Push 
wire 
through  hollow  tube  of  new 
di$connect 
assembly. 
. 
6~ 
Strip 
in&ulation  off  end  of 
wire 
to about 
1/4 
in. 
from 
the 
end. 
7. 
Place 
new  contact  tip  on  end  of 
wire 
and 
crimp. 
8. 
Pull 
wire 
through hollow tube 
until 
contact 
tip 
fits 
snugly 
against
· end of hollow tube. 
9. 
Crimp 
tab 
on 
other 
side 
of 
assembly 
to 
hold 
wire 
in 
place. 
10. 
Any hollow 
tubes 
which 
are 
not 
used 
should 
be 
pushed 
into 
the 
disconnect  body  and  held 
in 
that 
position 
by
. 
placing 
fiber 
spacer
s 
over 
inner 
ends 
of 
tubes 
and 
spreading 
tabs. 
11. 
When 
all 
wires 
have 
been 
connected, 
refasten 
the 
body 
of 
the 
movable disconnect 
assembly 
to the 
breaker 
cross-channel. 
·  DRAWOUT 
MECHANISM 
. 
(FIG •. 43) 
Drawout 
breakers 
are 
furnished with a drawout 
mechanism 
which 
facilitates 
the 
inserting 
and 
withdrawing 
of 
the 
breaker 
from 
its 
enc
losure. 
It 
provides 
a 
suitable 
menas 
of 
forcing 
the 
breaker 
through 
the 
part 
of 
the 
inserting 
and withdrawal · 
operations 
when 
the 
stationary 
and movable halves 
of 
the 
disconnects
. engage  and_ disengage. 
For 
complete 
details 
of 
inserting 
and  withdrawing 
the 
breaker, 
such 
as 
the nuinber of racking handle 
strokes 
required 
to 
install 
or 
withdraw 
the 
breaker, 
refer 
to 
instruction 
ezEK-'Z302  furnished with the 
breaker. 
· 
The 
.  ctr·awout 
mechanism 
is 
·equipped  with  a 
drawout
· t
rip 
interlock 
which 
prevents 
a  racking 
operation 
from 
being 
performed 
wlien the 
breaker 
is 
closed. 
Ins
erting 
the 
breaker 
into 
the 
housing. 
causes 
the 
racking 
·
pins
. 
on 
the 
housing 
to 
engage 
the 
semi
-
circular 
slot 
in 
the 
racking  c~m (4). 
In 
this 
position 
the 
breaker 
is 
ready 
to 
be 
fully 
racked-in 
by 
operating 
the 
racking  handle  (1). 
The 
· 
first 
upward 
stroke 
of  the  racking· handle 
causes 
the 
racking 
pin 
on 
the  housing  to  engage 
the 
trip 
interlock 
link 
and pin 
assembly 
(2,  3), 
rotating 
the 
link 
(2)  and  causing  the  pin  (3) to 
move 
upward 
against 
the  adjusting  ~crew on the 
interlock 
trip 
paddle. 
This 
trips 
the 
breaker
-and 
. holds 
it 
trip-free 
during 
the 
entire 
racking_ 
opera 
.. 
tion. 
The 
fifth 
and 
. 
final 
stroke 
of 
the 
racking 
handle 
releases 
the
· 
trip 
interlock 
and allows 
the 
_ 
breaker 
to 
be 
closed, 
. 
since 
the 
breaker 
is 
now\ 
fully 
racked-in 
. . 
ADJUSTMEN'J'.S 
(Fig. 
43) 
One 
adjustment 
on 
the 
trip 
interlock 
is 
re:. 
quired. 
With 
the 
breaker 
mechanism 
in 
the 
re-
set 
.
position 
and 
the 
racking 
cam 
(4) 
not engaging 
the  ·
racking 
~ins 
on 
the 
housing, 
there 
should 
be 
at 
least 
1/8in. 
clearance 
between the top edge 
.. 
of 
the 
trip 
interlock 
pin 
(3)  and  the  adjusting 
screw 
on 
the 
interlock 
trip
. 
Low Voltage 
Power 
Circuit 
Breakers 
GEK-7303 
Fig
. 43  (8026230)  Typical drawout me
chanism 
1. 
Racking Handle 
2. 
Link 
.  3. 
Pin
. 
4.. 
Racking Cam 
Fig. 
44  (8039672)  AK-3A-50 
1. 
Racking 
Pins 
The 
Drawout  Mechanism 
for 
AK-2A/3A  -50, 
75, 100 
Breakers 
is 
located in the equipment. 
Four 
racking 
pins 
(1) 
Fig. 
44, two on 
either 
side 
of 
the 
breaker 
are 
furnished 
to  facilitate  the  drawout 
mechanism 
tray 
in 
the equipment.