Wiring Notes - GE Power Break User Manual

charge as soon as the breaker is opened, whether from a
fault trip or from being intentionally opened.
C C C C A A A A U U U U T T T T I I I I O O O O N N N N : : : : Do not wire breakers for both automatic
charge and automatic close unless a bell alarm with
overcurrent lockout is incorporated. Otherwise, the
breaker may repeatedly close into an overcurrent fault.
C C C C A A A A U U U U T T T T I I I I O O O O N N N N : : : : The bell alarm lockout and undervoltage
release both hold the breaker latch open when activated.
To prevent continuous cycling (see Application Notes)
when the breaker is wired for automatic charging, inter-
connect the bell alarm switch to the motor operator ter-
minal board as shown in Figures 7 and 8.
N N N N O O O O T T T T E E E E : : : : The motor operator contains a feature that shuts
off control power if the
Thus, electrical operation is prevented if a key interlock
or padlock accessory is applied in the breaker
dition. If the breaker is equipped with a draw-out inter-
lock (TPDO-1), electrical operation is permitted only if
the draw-out carriage is in the
tion.
Figure 7. Bell alarm wiring to prevent continuous cycling of the
automatic charging mechanism.
Operating
Rated Voltage
Voltage Range
120 Vac 102–132
125 Vdc 100–140
72 Vdc 57–81
48 Vdc 38–58
24 Vdc 19–29
button is held depressed.
OFF
OPEN
or
ENGAGED TEST
Motor Current, A
Locked Full
Rotor Load Average
8 2.5 1.5
10 2.5 1.5
13 3.0 2.0
20 5.0 2.5
24 7.0 3.0
Table 3. Application data for control power.
Power Break
Figure 8. Wiring for optional bell alarm lockout applications.
con-

Wiring Notes

Observe the following notes when wiring the breaker for
operation:
posi-
• Customer-supplied contacts (such as
) should be momentary action, rated for 0.25
CLOSE
A at 125 Vdc for dc motor operators or rated for 3 A
at 120 Vac for ac motor operators.
• Do not apply power to any terminal board point
other than points 1 and 2.
• Observe the proper polarity for dc motor operators
(point 1 is positive).
• When performing hi-pot or dielectric tests:
– Remove all power leads, both control and power.
– Short all motor operator terminal board points.
– Open the circuit breaker.
– Test between the motor operator terminal board
points and the load side of the breaker's center
pole (this pole is connected to the frame).
– Test at 2200 Vac for one minute using a current-
limited, nondestructive ac hi-pot tester with
maximum output of 20 mA.
Close
Solenoid, Fuses (Slo
peak A Blo 125 V)
3.0 2 A
3.5 2 A
5.0 3 A
6.6 4 A
13.2 6.25 A
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Chapter 2. Breaker Operation
CHARGE
Nominal Maximum
Charge Close
Time , s Time, s
5.0 0.83
6.0 0.83
6.0 0.83
6.0 0.83
7.5 0.83
and
Maximum
Opening
Time, s
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05