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User Manual
MN013016EN
Effective July 2022
Magnum PXR and Power Defense SB low
voltage power circuit breakers user manual
EATON
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Maintenance schedule
Normal operating conditions
When determining how often a Magnum PXR and PD-SB breaker
should be inspected, the environmental and operating conditions
must be taken into consideration .
Table 11. Normal operating conditions
Normal operating conditions
Temperature
Ambient temperature between 15 °C to 30 °C
(59 °F to 86 °F)
Percent load
<80% of I
n
(sensor rating)
Relative humidity
40–70% in a noncondensing environment
Corrosive atmosphere
Clean, dry, noncorrosive atmosphere
Salt environment
No salt mist
Dust
Protected by switchboard or switchgear assembly with
proper ventilation
Vibration
Continuous vibration <0.2 g
serves as a baseline for developing a maintenance
schedule . Under these conditions, the recommended maintenance
frequencies should be followed as written below .
Table 12. Normal maintenance frequency
Test/inspection
Frequency
Arc chute inspection
1 year
Primary contact inspection
1 year or after a short circuit interruption
Internal mechanism inspection
Every 250 operations or 3 years
Primary disconnect inspection
(drawout applications only)
Every time breaker is racked out
Secondary connection inspection
Every time breaker is racked out
Interlocks inspection
Every 250 operations or 3 years
Trip unit testing (primary injection)
5 years
Trip unit testing (secondary injection)
2–3 years
Adjusting maintenance frequency
Although Magnum PXR and PD-SB breakers are designed and
manufactured to operate in a wide variety of applications and
environments, there are some conditions that may require inspection
frequency to be increased .
Table 13. Increased frequency conditions
Factor
Condition limits
Recommended action
Operating conditions
High cycling
Greater than one operation every 2 minutes
Inspect every 1500 operations
Low cycling
Less than one operation per year
Double the normal inspection frequency
Repeated interruptions or overloads
Three interruptions or 50 overloads (28 overloads for >2000 A breakers)
Double the normal inspection frequency
Capacitive switching
>135% of the capacitive bank load
Double the normal inspection frequency
Environmental conditions
Temperature
Ambient temperature is above or below 15 °C to 30 °C (59° F to 86° F)
Double the normal inspection frequency
Temperature
Breaker is placed in an area with a strong solar influence
Double the normal inspection frequency
Dirt and contaminants
Visible dirt or contaminants
Remove contaminants from the breaker
and double the normal inspection frequency
Corrosive atmospheres
Breaker is used in water or wastewater, pulp
and paper, petrochemical, or other harsh industrial atmospheres
Double the normal inspection frequency
Altitude
>2000 m (6562 ft)
Use appropriate voltage and current correction factors.
for rating factors. Short circuit current is not affect-
ed as long as the voltage is rated in accordance with the table.
Humidity
Breaker is placed in a condensing environment
Double the normal inspection frequency and inspect for rust
Use this table for ratings factor .
Table 14. Altitude rating factors
Altitude (meters)
Voltage correction
Current correction
2000
1.000
1.000
2100
0.989
0.998
2300
0.976
0.995
2450
0.963
0.993
2600
0.950
0.990
2750
0.933
0.987
2900
0.917
0.983
3050
0.900
0.980
3200
0.883
0.977
3350
0.867
0.973
3500
0.850
0.970
3650
0.833
0.967
3800
0.817
0.963
3950
0.800
0.960
5000
0.700
0.940