----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim" <jim@CPCEMA.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [EE]: Bulb Life -- Burned out bulb resurected


> > When I said the 'bar was cosmetic', I was implying that in most modern
> > breakers, the actual tying mechanism is inside the breaker, and the bar
> has
> > no function other than to indicate to the user that the handles are
tied.
> >
> So if you take a bar off of a DP breaker, both sides will still trip?

I believe so, with most modern breakers.

Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems
(contract development of high performance, high function, low-level
software)

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