GE AKR User Manual

Type
AKR
Breaker
Features
and
Characteristics
Manual
Operation
Manual
Stored
Energy
Closing
AK
-
25
and
AKR
-
30
S
This
circuit
breaker
is
closed
by
first
rotating
the
handle
counterclockwise
approximately
100
degrees
;
this
resets
the
mechanism
and
partially
charges
the
closing
spring
.
Return
-
ing
the
handle
clockwise
to
the
normal
position
completes
the
spring
charging
and
drives
the
toggle
mechanism
over
-
center
,
closing
the
contacts
.
Manual
Opening
—
All
Breakers
All
breakers
,
manual
and
electrical
,
are
equipped
with
a
mechanical
TRIP
button
located
on
the
breaker
escutcheon
.
Manual
opening
is
accomplished
by
displacing
a
mecha
-
nism
latch
that
allows
the
toggle
linkage
,
which
holds
the
breaker
’
s
moveable
contacts
in
the
closed
position
,
to
collapse
.
Manual
Stored
Energy
Closing
AKR
-
75
and
-
100
This
circuit
breaker
requires
four
handle
strokes
to
charge
the
springs
.
Unlike
the
smaller
AKR
frame
sizes
,
the
break
-
er
’
s
contacts
close
during
the
fourth
handle
stroke
.
Initiation
of
closing
by
separate
close
button
is
not
available
.
Manual
Stored
Energy
Closing
AKR
-
30
,
-
50
and
AKRT
-
50
This
circuit
breaker
has
a
closing
spring
which
is
charged
by
a
number
of
handle
strokes
(
from
one
to
four
)
depending
on
the
angle
through
which
the
handle
is
rotated
.
Upon
comple
-
tion
of
the
charging
action
,
the
springs
are
"
propped
”
in
the
fully
charged
position
and
are
discharged
only
by
removing
the
“
prop
,
”
releasing
the
spring
to
close
the
breaker
.
Closing
is
initiated
by
depressing
a
mechanical
close
button
on
the
escutcheon
.
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GE AKR Specifications

General

Standards	UL489, IEC 60947-2
Voltage Rating	600V
Mounting	Fixed, Drawout
Poles	3
Trip Unit	Electronic
Operating Temperature	+70°C