M
O
ANUAL
PERATION
The breaker can be operated manually or electrically.
Refer to Basic Breaker Layout [Appendix A] for locations of indicators.
Inspect initial state of the breaker to determine the operations available from Table 2.
a. Closing Spring Charged/Discharged Indicator (6)
b. Close/Open Indicator (4)
Closing Spring Indicator (6)
Discharged
Discharged
Charged
Charged
2. Pull out the manual Charge Handle (5) from the Front plate (1)
3. Charge the breaker closing spring by up and down motions of the Charge Handle (approximately 5 times)
a. The Closing Spring is completely charged when
Charge handle has free movement
Closing Spring Charged/Discharged Indicator changes to CHARGE
4. Replace Charging Handle into Front Plate
a. The Breaker is ready to perform a Close operation
5. Manually Close the breaker via Close Push Button (2)
a. Breaker Closes
Close/Open Indicator changes to CLOSED
Closing Spring Charged/Discharged Indicator changes to DISCHARGED
b. Breaker ready to perform an Open (O) operation (if O-C-O is desired, see Step 7)
6. Manually open the breaker via Open Push Button (3)
a. Breaker opens
Close/Open Indicator changes to OPEN
Closing Spring Charged/Discharged Indicator remains DISCHARGED
b. No additional operations available, return to Step 3 if additional operation is desired
7. If an Open-Close-Open (O-C-O) operation is desired:
a. Recharge the breaker after step 5 ( Repeat Steps 3,4)
b. Breaker now ready to perform (O-C-O) (Steps 6,5,6)
Closing Spring Charged/Discharged Indicator will remain CHARGED after first Open.
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MECHANISM AND OPERATION
:
CLOSE/OPEN (4)
Open
Closed
Open
Closed
Table 2: Operations
1VAL050503-MB Rev B Replaces (1VAL057485-MB Rev. C) Oct 2013
Operations Available
None Available
Open
Close-Open
Open-Close-Open
Proceed to Step
2
6
5
7