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Ok, odd question. Does a meter bypass lever have any load breaking ability?
:thumbsup:In my experience, the common single phase direct meter internal bypass meter sockets have NO interrupting rating. I work mostly with Milbank sockets.
Ok, odd question. Does a meter bypass lever have any load breaking ability?
I think that the critical difference is that when the switch opens in parallel with the meter there will not be significant arcing because the voltage across the contacts will not rise above a fraction of a volt with the parallel path in place.No it does not have any significant load breaking ability. It is designed to engage with the meter in place, and disengage when the meter is installed.
So of course it does break some load when you disengage with the meter in place (likely ~ 1/2 of the connected load), but not like a regular load break switch.