Re: [RE-wrenches] [Fwd: Re: DC wire sizing]

Kent Osterberg wrote: Thanks Robin. I've long been suspicious that the CBI circuit breakers should not be run at 100% for a couple reasons: 1) I've seen too many 60-amp CBI breakers on charge controllers trip habitually. But a replacement 60-amp breaker works fine. 2) Nothing in the CBI litera

Re: [RE-wrenches] [Fwd: Re: DC wire sizing]

Thanks Robin.  I've long been suspicious that the CBI circuit breakers should not be run at 100% for a couple reasons: 1) I've seen too many 60-amp CBI breakers on charge controllers trip habitually.  But a replacement 60-amp breaker works fine. 2) Nothing in the CBI literature that is availabl

Re: [RE-wrenches] [Fwd: Re: DC wire sizing]

Forwarding a message from Robin Gudgel... Robin Gudgel wrote: The CBI QY series of DC breakers have an arc shoot that is required to quench a DC arc. This breaker would work just fine as an AC breaker although is not marked as such. I am not sure if the AC breakers (QL, QZ and QZD series) have