GE Power Break II User Guide

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Power
Break
®
//
Circuit
Breakers
Chapter
4
-
Trouble
-
Shooting
Guide
The
following guide
is
provided
for
trouble
-
shoot
-
ing
and
isolating
common
problems
.
It
does
not
cover
every
possible
situation
.
Contact
the
ED
& C
Customer
Support
Center
at
800
-
843
-
3742
if
any
problem
is
not
resolved
by
these
procedures
.
Symptom
Possible
Cause
Corrective
Action
The breaker does
not
close when the
ON
button
is
pressed
and
there
is
no
sound
of
the
closing
spring
releasing
.
The
closing
spring
is
not
fully charged
.
L
On
a
manually
operated
breaker
,
operate
the
handle
until
the
indicator shows
CHARGED
.
On
an
electrically
operated
breaker
,
check
that
the
voltage
to
the
motor
operator
is
at
least
85
%
of
nominal
.
See
GEH
-
6281
,
Motor
Operator
Mechanism
.
Correct
the condition
that
initiated the bell
alarm
,
then
reset
the
lockout with the
yellow
plunger
on
the Bell
Alarm
with Lockout
mod
-
ule
.
See GEH
-
6278
,
Bell
Alarm
xvith Lockout
.
See
GEH
-
6285
,
Undervoltage
Release
,
for
details
on
energizing
the
UVR
.
See GEH
-
6273
,
MicroVersaTrip
®
Plus and
MicroVersaTrip
PM
Trip
Units
,
for
the
Trip
Unit
installation
procedure
.
The Bell
Alarm
with
Lockout
is
deployed
.
The
Undervoltage
Release
is
not
energized
.
The
Trip
Unit
is
not
properly
installed
.
2
.
The breaker
does
not
close
when the
ON
button
is
pressed
,
but
the
closing
spring
is
heard
to
release
.
The
Trip
Unit
detected
a
fault and
immediately
tripped
the breaker
.
Clear
the
fault
,
then
recharge
the
closing
spring
and close the breaker
.
For
fault
diagnos
-
tics
,
see
GEH
-
6273
,
MicroVersaTrip
®
Plus
and
MicroVersaTrip
PM
Trip
Units
.
See
GEH
—
6284
,
S
hunt
Trip
,
for
instructions
on
de
-
energizing
the unit
.
After
ensuring
that
the
safety
reason
for
lock
-
ing
the
breaker
no
longer
applies
,
remove
the
padlock
or
key
interlock
.
See GEH
—
6279
,
Key
Interlock
Mounting
Provision
.
See GEH
-
6286
,
Walking
-
Beam
Interlock
,
for
the
removal
procedure
.
The
Shunt
Trip
is
energized
.
The breaker
is
locked
in
the
OFF
position
by
a
pad
-
lock
or
key
interlock
.
The breaker
is
interlocked
with
another breaker with
a
walking
beam
.
If
a
draw
-
out
breaker
,
it
is
not
fully
inserted
in
the
substructure
.
Ensure
that
the
breaker is
fully
racked
in
to
the
substructure
.
See GEH
-
6272
,
Draw
-
Out
Substructure
,
800
-
2000
Amperes
.
3
,
The breaker
can
be
opened
locally
,
but
not
remotely
.
There
is
a
problem
with
the
Shunt
Trip
.
There
is
a
problem
with
the
Undervoltage
Release
.
See
the trouble
-
shooting
instructions
in
GEH
-
6284
,
Shunt
Trip
.
See
the trouble
-
shooting
instructions
in
GEH
-
6285
,
Undervoltage
Release
.
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GE Power Break II Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	Power Break II
Category	Circuit breakers
Language	English