Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!

Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!

  • Congratulations MintJulep on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

TAVRIDA Vacuum Circuit Breaker Close and open immediately

Status
Not open for further replies.

successwale

Electrical
Joined
Dec 17, 2008
Messages
17
Location
NG
What might cause the TAVRIDA Vacuum Circuit Breaker 630A when closed, it opens back?
 
Many breakers also have a manual trip, referred to as a '69' switch in ANSI world. If this is pulled out, or there is a defect in the linkage this could cause issues.
 
Does the breaker have a "Trip Free" feature?
If the breaker is in a tripped condition or if a trip signal is present and an attempt is made to close the breaker without first resetting the trip or removing the trip signal, the Trip Free mechanism will discharge the closing stored energy and immediately discharge the opening stored energy. It appears that the breaker has closed and re-opened. However the link to the contacts has been disabled so that although the mechanism operates and it appears that the breaker has closed and opened, the contacts do not close.

Bill
--------------------
"Why not the best?"
Jimmy Carter
 
Isolate the electrical trip power and close the breaker. If the breaker trips, then you have a mechanical problem. If it does NOT trip, then you start the process of isolating each possible electrical trip path.

old field guy
 
I am curious from the amp rating of this "circuit breaker" if it is a recloser, perhaps used as a circuit breaker. If that is the case, it may have a single 14-32 pin connector that when disconnected, removes all connections from the device.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Part and Inventory Search

Sponsor

Back
Top