Challenger breakers

[bobbyho]

Did Challenger get bought out by another company or are they still manufacturing their own breakers? Thanks for any help.

 

[infinity]

I believe they did. I can't remember by whom. Do a search for Challenger breakers, I'm sure you'll find a list of threads dealing with the buyout.

 

[peter d]

Challenger, Westinghouse, and Bryant are now Cutler Hammer.

Cutler Hammer breakers are listed as suitable replacements for those panelboards.

If you look closely at a modern CH "BR" style breaker, you will see that is has two part numbers on it. For instance, a BR120 is also a C120, the "C" standing for Challenger.

 

[480sparky]

All I found was sites that sell them.

 

[mdshunk]

Before Cutler Hammer launched the BR line, the Challenger panels said "Cutler Hammer Challenger" right on them. The replacement is Cutler Hammer BR.

 

[peter d]

http://www.eatonelectrical.com/unsecure/cms1/LT01221002E.PDF

 

[bobbyho]

Thank you very much guys

 

[norcal]

Bit of history, Zinsco became Sylvania, which later became Challenger*, Westinghouse bought Challenger ,later Eaton (Cutler-Hammer's parent co.) bought the Westinghouse line and combined them w/ C-H, they did sell the Challenger line and Westinghouse's safety switch line to Thomas & Betts, after that its murky, T&B had their "classified" breaker line then it up and went away( T&B also got the rights to the Zinsco name too).

* At some point Challenger bought FPE but do not know where it went after that.

 

[mdshunk]

T&B also got the rights to the Zinsco name too

Somebody should tell them to get their money back. :smile: