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mdshunk said:
Why? They seemed like very sturdy breakers, to me.
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I've only seen only one panel full of them and they seemed very junky. Some of the breakers were stuck open. The quality seemed poor.

But I can see that they were the clear predecessor to the QO series, so I guess they were good in that sense in that they lead to a better product down the road.
 
peter d said:
I've only seen only one panel full of them and they seemed very junky. Some of the breakers were stuck open. The quality seemed poor.
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Maybe, but what you were looking at was way beyond its useful life. The fact that they were still in service at all is a testament to their quality. I think those things started around the 30's maybe. They were semi-universal, since Cutler Hammer had an XO also.
 
mdshunk said:
Yeah, but your 10-2 MC still has a #10 ground.
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Never used that before. We go to 1/2" flex when 12/3 MC isn't enough. And I must admit, I've been pulling #12 grounds in there (on 30a's) all these years... just they way I was taught and it wasn't on my JM exam. (1996 edition!)

Sorry to interrupt. Back to your discussion on breakers.... ;)
 
only once i make a goof on one project i was working few years back and somehow i got the wire mixed up due my simple error when the inspecter was looking at the earth [ grounding ] wire and he asked me how i came up with that size i say oh oh [ cuss in French a little ] and quicky relized i got both NEC and *FEC both mixed up.

after that i got it straghten out after that it was fine all the way as long that inspecter call me " European guy " lol.

Merci, Marc

* French electrical code
 
jerm said:
... just they way I was taught and it wasn't on my JM exam.
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This is a prime example of why the forum exists. I commend you for your honesty. :cool:

BTW, even if it was on your exam, chances are that getting that answer wrong wouldn't have stopped you from passing the test, think of it that way too.
 
georgestolz said:
BTW, even if it was on your exam, chances are that getting that answer wrong wouldn't have stopped you from passing the test, think of it that way too.
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Very true, since you are not told what you miss, in my experience. I think that is a bad thing because it would a very valuable learning tool to know which questions you got wrong. The last Master Exam I took didn't even tell you a score.

I assume I got them all correct.:roll: :roll: :D
 
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