Disconect for carnival ride

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My first carnival inspection,so does an emergancy stop button with a circuit breaker located behind a diamond plate panel door meet code.My guess is no,but i'm told this is the way it's always done.:-?
 
Carnival ride regulations very a lot from state to state (and some states have none, sigh), as does enforcement authority. The breaker might fulfil 525.21(a) as a disconnect means. However, unless the e-stop button is on the operator's panel, it probably doesn't meet safety & health regs. It's not entirely clear where the e-stop button is from your description.

(based on 2002 code, which is what I have handy)
 
Sorry, I can't help you either. Here the state and the insurance companies inspect the rides. I only inspect the generators and the cables leading up to the rides.
 
ins.GDF said:
My first carnival inspection,so does an emergancy stop button with a circuit breaker located behind a diamond plate panel door meet code.My guess is no,but i'm told this is the way it's always done.:-?
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Yes, it meets the NEC requirements for ride disconnects.

Read 525.21(A), it is carefully worded to allow the use of a button to trip a shunt trip breaker.
 
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