GE AK-15 User Manual

SECTION
1
GENERAL
INFORMATION
programmable
trip
unit have
been
furnished
.
Whenever
the
ground
fault
trip
element
is
fur
-
nished
for
breakers
applied
on
4
-
wire
systems
,
note
that
an
associated
neutral
sensor
(
CT
)
is
required
for
separate
mounting
in
the
equipment
.
Make
sure
that
retrofitted
breakers
are
applied
within
their
short circuit
rating
.
For
example
,
when
the
trip
ele
-
ments
of
the
breaker
are
to
be
changed
from
long
-
time
,
instantaneous
to
long
-
time
,
short
-
time
,
the
short
-
time
rating
would
govern
the
application
.
As
a
service
-
related consideration
,
the
installation
of
the
MicroVersaTrip
Plus
or
PM
kits
provides
an
excel
-
lent
opportunity
to
perform
normal
maintenance
on
the breaker
,
particularly
when
the
front
and
back
frames
are
separated
.
Such
procedures
are
de
-
scribed
in
the installation and maintenance
manu
-
als
supplied
with
the
Breakers and
Equipment
.
GE
Conversion
Kit
installation is
straightforward
,
but does
require
careful
workmanship
and
atten
-
tion
to
these
instructions
.
Familiarity
with
the
breaker
itself
is
highly
desirable
.
The
general
ap
-
proach
is
to
first
strip
the
breaker
of
its
existing
trip
devices
,
then
install the
MicroVersaTrip
®
Plus
or
PM
Kit
components
.
Following
this
procedure
,
the
con
-
verted
breaker
is
performance
tested
,
prior
to
re
-
storing
the breaker
to
service
.
The
majority
of
breaker
kit
installations
do
not
re
-
quire
any
customized
assembly
work
.
However
,
some
conversions
may
involve
unusual
mounting
circumstances
or
accessory
combinations
which
ne
-
cessitate minor
modification and
/
or
relocation
of
a
component
(
s
)
.
In
most
instances
this
supplemen
-
tary
work
can
be
done
on
site
.
Preparatory
to
the
conversion
,
the installer
should
verify
that
the
appropriate
current
sensors
and
SECTION
2
-
PRIOR TO
INSTALLATION
Turn
off
and lock
out
the
powder
source
feeding
the
breaker
prior
to
attempting
any
installation
,
maintenance
,
or
modification
.
Follow
all
lock
-
out
and
tagging
rules
of
the National
Electrical
Code
and
all
other
applicable
codes
.
Do
not
work
on
a
closed breaker
or
a
breaker
with
the
closing springs
charged
.
Trip
OPEN
the breaker and be
sure
the stored
energy
springs
are
discharged avoiding
the
possibility
that
the breakers
may
trip
OPEN
or
the
charg
-
ing
springs
discharge
,
causing
injuries
.
For
both
stationary
and draw
out
breakers
,
trip
OPEN
,
then
remove
the
breaker
to
a
well
lighted
work
area
before
beginning
work
.
Do
not
perform
any
maintenance
including
breaker
charging
,
closing
,
tripping
,
or
any
other
function
which could
cause
significant
move
-
ment
of
the
breaker while
it
is
on
the
draw
out
extension
rails
.
Do
not
leave the
breaker
in
an
intermediate
po
-
sition
in
the
switchgear
compartment
.
Always
leave
it
in
the
CONNECTED
,
TEST
,
or
DIS
-
CONNECTED
position
.
Failure
to
do
so
could
lead
to
improper
positioning
of
the
breaker
and
flashback
.
Before
starting
any
work
,
turn
off
and
lock
out
all
power
sources
leading
to
the
breaker
(
primary
and
secondary
)
.
Remove
the breaker
to
a
clean
,
well
lighted
work
area
.
WARNING
:
Low
Voltage
Power
Circuit
Break
-
ers
utilize
high
speed
,
stored
energy
spring
op
-
erating
mechanisms
.
The
breakers
and their
enclosures
contain
interlocks and
safety
fea
-
tures
intended
to
provide
safe
,
proper
operat
-
ing
sequences
.
For
maximum
personnel
pro
-
tection
associated
with
installation
,
operation
,
and
maintenance
of
these
breakers
the follow
-
ing
procedures
must
be followed
.
Failure
to
fol
-
low
these
procedures
may
result
in
personal
in
-
jury
7
or
property
damage
.
•
Only
qualified
persons
,
as
defined
in
the
Na
-
tional
Electrical
Code
,
who
are
familiar
with the
installation
and
maintenance
of
low
voltage
power
circuit
breakers
,
and
switchgear
assem
-
blies
,
should
perform
any
work
associated
with
these breakers
.
•
Completely
read
and
understand
all
instructions
before
attempting
any
breaker
installation
,
op
-
eration
,
maintenance
,
or
modification
.
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GE AK-15 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	AK-15
Category	Circuit breakers
Language	English