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Hawkshadow Member
Joined: Oct 10, 2012 Posts: 310 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:03 am Post subject: Replacement Circuit Breakers |
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Does anyone know of a source for replacement breakers? I figure that I might as well replace them during the project if possible. I see on here that modern equivalents are made by Klixon but haven't been able to find anyone stocking them. _________________ Jordan
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4x4M38 Member
Joined: May 30, 2014 Posts: 3447 Location: Texas Hill Country
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Bobber Member
Joined: Feb 09, 2014 Posts: 178 Location: Tri Cities, Washington
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:24 am Post subject: |
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Are they bad? I cleaned mine after not being used for a long time and they worked just fine. I saw some on line, I think it would be a good savings not having to replace them. Just my 2 cents.
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Joined: Oct 10, 2012 Posts: 310 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:56 am Post subject: |
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What do the experts suggest? Is there a risk of them having degraded over time and breaking early/ late or as long as they pass power through are they good to go? _________________ Jordan
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16256 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:55 am Post subject: |
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They are only "Good to go" if they trip at the amperage they were intended to trip at. A CB that is stuck closed and passes power fine is not a Circuit Breaker anymore. At the going price of harnesses $500 to $700 I would think foremost on your mind would be protecting that investment. These circuit breakers have internal moving parts including a spring. These parts will corrode with time, pit and burn from heat during overloads and the spring will weaken with age. _________________ Wes K
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Joined: Oct 10, 2012 Posts: 310 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Wes, that's what I was expecting. As you mentioned with protecting the new harness, I should do my due diligence and ask if there are any new best practices that have been found? From my research on here I would suspect that 1 for 1 replacement of the breakers is preferable but is there any reason to switch to a fuse setup with something like modern blade fuses? _________________ Jordan
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