OCPS/Feeder/Load Calc

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Alwayslearningelec

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1200A CB feeding 800A panel with 2 sets 4 #600. Wire size makes sense for the 800A panel but the breaker being 1200A is ok??
 

jaggedben

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Doesn't sound okay. Maybe the breaker has an 800A trip setting? Or you are leaving out important details, like the panel has a main breaker? Otherwise not okay.
 

Alwayslearningelec

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Didn't want to start another thread but here's another. Seems to be a lot of mistakes by engineer.

show 250A frame breaker with 400A "rating" I guess. The actual breaker "rating" can''t be larger than the frame size can it?

Also this is feeding a 260A ATS with 4# 250 mcm which is only good for 255A.

I's think you need bigger breaker and feeder( maybe #300).?
 

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petersonra

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Didn't want to start another thread but here's another. Seems to be a lot of mistakes by engineer.

show 250A frame breaker with 400A "rating" I guess. The actual breaker "rating" can''t be larger than the frame size can it?

Also this is feeding a 260A ATS with 4# 250 mcm which is only good for 255A.

I's think you need bigger breaker and feeder( maybe #300).?
I think 250AF is the plug rating and 400A is the frame size. probably just a typo. AF should maybe be AT.
 

augie47

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I think 250AF is the plug rating and 400A is the frame size. probably just a typo. AF should maybe be AT.
Agree..
+ 250 amp is the best choice providing it satisfies the load. With a conductor ampacity of 255, a 250 amp plug is a safe install.
 

augie47

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Short answer "yes".
"Rating plug", I fear, shows my age :)
For many years, before electronic trip, larger breakers had interchangeable rating plugs to set the current rating.
 

Jraef

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Short answer "yes".
"Rating plug", I fear, shows my age :)
For many years, before electronic trip, larger breakers had interchangeable rating plugs to set the current rating.
It's still used in some breakers.
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In this one, the "rating plug" is the small box on the lower right with the white label.
Looks like this up close;
SRPE100A70_1.jpg

So you bought a breaker in a "Frame" size, like in this case a 125AF, and by installing a 70A "rating plug" you made it a 70A amp trip (70AT) breaker. The issue is/was that UL did not like the idea of adjustable trip circuit breakers because of the potential inaccuracy of the dial setting and/or the likelihood of Joe Bubba maintenance guy doing a "crank 'er up" on it when it trips rather than find out why. The rating plug was pre-calibrated and made it a more deliberate and traceable act to change it (in theory).
 

topgone

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It's still used in some breakers.
images

In this one, the "rating plug" is the small box on the lower right with the white label.
Looks like this up close;
SRPE100A70_1.jpg

So you bought a breaker in a "Frame" size, like in this case a 125AF, and by installing a 70A "rating plug" you made it a 70A amp trip (70AT) breaker. The issue is/was that UL did not like the idea of adjustable trip circuit breakers because of the potential inaccuracy of the dial setting and/or the likelihood of Joe Bubba maintenance guy doing a "crank 'er up" on it when it trips rather than find out why. The rating plug was pre-calibrated and made it a more deliberate and traceable act to change it (in theory).
Lazy electricians always do those: if a breaker trips, rather than running thru the wiring path, they just crank the adjustable trip setting up! Easy-peasy as the Brits say!
 
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