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I saw this on FB. And I couldn't pass it up.
This was the original comment on the FB post:
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What is wrong with this picture? in 10 words or less
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That is the modern version of a penny behind a screw-in fuse which I did run across one time.
Unauthorized panel mod. Only problem I see there!
Wouldn't have been a problem if they had tied tied the copper wire down at a point beyond the panel. Jamming a breaker in the "on" position via some improvised method is perfectly fine. All modern breakers are "Trip-free" and that is a UL requirement. That means the breaker will completely ignore the fact that you're holding it on, and trip anyway and laugh at you.
Seriously. You're allowed to put locking kits on breakers, they're even listed by UL.
And yeah, there is cause to lock a breaker "on". It runs a radon system. It runs a fire alarm. In my shop it powers a fridge (where we use the main panels to switch off lights, and we do encourage people to de-energize stuff they're not using, and some people just slap 'em all off and we don't want to discourage that).
Wouldn't have been a problem if they had tied tied the copper wire down at a point beyond the panel. Jamming a breaker in the "on" position via some improvised method is perfectly fine. All modern breakers are "Trip-free" and that is a UL requirement. That means the breaker will completely ignore the fact that you're holding it on, and trip anyway and laugh at you.
Seriously. You're allowed to put locking kits on breakers, they're even listed by UL.
And yeah, there is cause to lock a breaker "on". It runs a radon system. It runs a fire alarm. In my shop it powers a fridge (where we use the main panels to switch off lights, and we do encourage people to de-energize stuff they're not using, and some people just slap 'em all off and we don't want to discourage that).
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You can’t fix stupid. Those people can vote.
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EXEMPLARY SOUTHERN ENGINEERING..!!!!! (Three Words)
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Uh-oh, there we go slammin' the South. 7 words.
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Well...... Only sorta.....:wink2:
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******* breaker lock. Not dangerous, the breaker would still trip. However it will keep people from turning it off. It's a good idea for things like an Personal Oxygen Pump.
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It can only serve one of two possibilities.
To keep the breaker from being turned off, or thinking the breaker will not rip with the wire.
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The problem I see is that, should it be on something like an oxygen generator, it can't be reset without a moderate bit of work.
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That's not the ground lug.
That must be an old breaker then. All modern breakers are required to trip free.
That's one thing I liked about Pushmatics, they were way ahead of the curve on trip-free!
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