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Maintenance
01.4IB.77000B
Do not allow the secondary trip prop
adjusting screw to turn while loosening the
locking nut. Failure to observe this caution
will severely damage the mechanism.
CAUTION
3. Manually charge the circuit breaker
main spring.
4. Manually CLOSE the circuit breaker.
5. Slowly turn the secondary trip prop
adjusting screw clockwise in 1/8 turn
(45°) increments until the breaker trips
(OPENS). Carefully note the rotational
position of the tool used to turn the
adjusting screw at the moment the
breaker operates.
DO NOT turn the screw
any further clockwise after the breaker
operates.
6. Turn the secondary trip prop adjusting
screw counterclockwise 1 ½ full turns
from the position noted in
step 5
.
7. While holding the secondary trip
prop adjusting screw from turning,
securely tighten the secondary trip prop
adjusting screw locking nut.
8. Manually charge the main closing
spring using the manual charge handle
9. Manually CLOSE the circuit breaker.
10. Using leaf type feeler gauges with
a total of 0.090” thickness selected,
position the feeler gauge (Figure 20).
Figure 20 Feeler Gauge
11. Slowly depress the trip coil armature
using the manual charge handle.
Depress the handle until the armature
contact the feeler gauges. The circuit
breaker should NOT trip.
Note:
Tilting the armature by applying a
load to the right of the feeler gauges
will produce incorrect results.
12. Choose one of the following steps
according to the TRIP status:
i. If the circuit breaker TRIPPED
during the test performed in
step
11
, increase the gap between the
trip coil armature and the trip lever
by bending the lever downwards
slightly using channel lock pliers or a
small crescent wrench. Repeat
steps
8 through 11
.
Note:
Bend the trip lever in very small
increments. This process may take
several attempts.
ii. If the circuit breaker did not TRIP
during the test performed in
step 11
,
reset the feeler gauges with 0.030”
selected.