Removing the electromechanical trip devices – GE Industrial Solutions ProTrip Conversion Kits DB-25, DBL-25, DB-50, DBL-50 User Manual

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SECTION 3. BACK FRAME BREAKER
CONVERSION

The back frame conversion of a Westinghouse

®

DB-25,

DBL-25, DB-50, or DBL-50 breaker consists of the
following steps:

1. Remove the breaker to a clean, well-lighted work

bench and place it upright, so that both the front and
back are easily accessible, as shown in Figure 1.

2. Remove the existing electromechanical trip devices.

3. Assemble the phase sensors (CTs) to their bus

structures.

4. Install the CT assemblies on the breaker.

Removing the Electromechanical Trip
Devices

1. On a draw-out breaker, remove the load-side draw-

out contact fingers. Use a pair of pliers to squeeze
the fingers and release them from the load terminals,
as shown in Figure 2.

2. On both a DB-25 and DB-50 breaker, remove and

discard the two

1

/

2

-13 bolts above each load

terminal, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.

Figure 1. Westinghouse DB-50 breaker removed from its

enclosure and ready for conversion.

Figure 2. Removal of the load-side draw-out fingers from

a DB-25 breaker.

Figure 3. Trip unit mounting bolts to be removed from a

DB-50.

Load-Side

Draw-Out

Fingers

1

/

2

-13

Bolts

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