From The Cutout Mounting - S&C VacuFuse Installation And Operation Manual

Operation
Removing the VacuFuse Interrupter from the
Cutout Mounting
WARNING
DO NOT attempt
Self-Resetting Interrupter from its cutout mounting
with the vacuum interrupter in the Closed position .
The vacuum interrupter is in the Closed position when
the POSITION indicator at the base of the VacuFuse
interrupter displays a red target . Removing the
VacuFuse interrupter from its cutout mounting with
the vacuum interrupter in the Closed position may
cause arcing, equipment damage, serious injury, or
death .
To remove the VacuFuse interrupter from its cutout
mounting:
STEP 1. Open the vacuum interrupter inside the
VacuFuse interrupter by pushing up on the
notch of the yellow OPEN/CLOSE lever.
Confi rm the POSITION indicator at the base of
the VacuFuse interrupter displays a green
target.
STEP 2. Attach a Talon Handling Tool or a distribution
prong to a short hotstick. Using the straight
prong of the Talon tool or a distribution prong,
pull the pull-ring forward until the VacuFuse
interrupter disengages from the closed-into-
cutout position. A swift, fi rm pull will be
required.
18 S&C Instruction Sheet 465-500
to remove a VacuFuse
Figure 20. Rotating the MODE SELECTOR lever upward to the
Auto mode position.