GE AK-1-15 Maintenance Manual

Low Voltage Power Circuit Br eakers GEK- 7303
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1. Crossbar Side-link Pin
2. Operating Link .
3. Loc k out A~jus Ung Screw
3-- - ------
4- - - ---- - -
,------- 16
,--- --- 15
4. Device La t ch
5. Lockou t Tr ip Paddle
5- ---,- -
6. Trip Shaft
7. Latch Rel ease Strap
. 6---t---\1~ \
8. Shunt Trip Armature Lever
9. Shunt Trip Ar mature
10. Shunt Tr ip Device
11 . Bell Alarm Plunger
12. De v ice Adjusting Screw
13. Operating Arm
7- -- ----~ ~ ~ ~ T)
8- ---- -H;.~--."I
9 - - --~~\::::~q_-1;1
14. Manual T rip Rod
15.
Ca t ch .
16.
Trip Rod Release Collar
10-- ---
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Fig. 46 (845C278) Bell alarm and lockout device AK-50, AK-75" and AK-100
breaker is t ripped - by an overcurrent or under -
vo l tage condition, and by the draw o ut trip inter-
Jock .
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3. The locko ut adjusting screw (3) should be
adjusted so that it engages the lockout t!'iP paddle.
(5)
and displaces the trip shaft (6) when the breaker
is opened. T his assure s th at the breaker is locked
open until the device is reset as described above. ·
The l ockout adjusting screw is furnished only
with
the l9 ckout feature . -
4. With the manual trip button fully depressed ~
position the t rip- r od re l ease collar (16) on , the trip
rod (14) so that the latch (4) and ca tch (15) are
disengaged before the }> rie aker opens.
5. This device is t qui~ped with latch release
strap (7) which is engaged py the shunt trip armature
l ever (8) when the · shunt trip device is operated.
This de f eats the device when the shunt tr ip device
operates. The l atch rel _e ase strap (7), which is
a part of the device latch (4), must be formed to
hook around the shun t trip ar m ature l ever (8)
in a manner that w ill ass u re the device l atch and
catch are disengaged be f ore the breaker opens.
OPEN FUSE LOCKOUT DE. VICE
{Fig . 47)
The open fuse l ockout device consists of 2 or
3 separa t ely operated devices (one per phase)
each wired in pa r allel to co r respo nding br eake r
fuses. This devi ce is furnished on all AKU
bre~ers, breaker fuse combinations and L B- 1
protectors f urnished after August,. 1960. The
devices are mo unted on the left hand side of the
breaker (looking from front). The purpose of this
device.· is to trip the . breaker upon the blowing
of
any one of the breakers fuses .
OPERATION .
When any orie of
the breakers fuses blow· the
co il (6), in th at particular phase, is energized
and the ar mature (8) closes. The _ armature (8)
moving to the closed air gap position engages the
trip paddle (1) and trips the breake r. W ith
the armatu re cl osed , spring(13)discharges , pivot-
ing
the arm (9) in a clockwise direction and latches
the armature (9) in - the closed position. T his
motion al so moves the reset .button (10) forward
in the extended position indicating which fu se
has blown. The latch closed armature holds the
breaker in the t rip free position until it is released
by operation of the manual reset button(lO). The
coil (6) is de-energized · as soon as the breaker
is tripped open. - ·
ADJUSTMENTS
From 1/32 inch to 1/16 in ch overtr avel of
the armature is re q uired when the br eaker is
tri1wed.. If adjustment is, 1recessary, l oosen lock-
nut
(4) and tt:1rn rod (3} in or out-to.obtain the
proper overtrave l. Retigllten lock nut (4).
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A 1/8" Min. dimension should be maintained

GE AK-1-15 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	AK-1-15
Category	Circuit breakers
Language	English