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    Breaker Failure Clearing

    Kyle2022, I should have clarified myself after re-reading. Yes the switches are motor-mech operated. Our current practice is to automatically open the switches in order to clear the stuck bkr and then reclose the bkrs that opened to clear the bus. The resultant is that the fault bkr is...
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    Breaker Failure Clearing

    Hi All, The utility that I work for has as a standard practice to open the disconnects of a failed breaker ASAP in order to restore the bus or other breakers that needed to clear the failed one. We have been hearing recently that some of our neighboring compnanies have been electing to leave...

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