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Subject:Re: Circuit breaker under 110v outlet replace both boxs with 2 new GFI's ??
From:robert shawn feller
Date:Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:40:07 -0400

ha! and I figured it was made in germany!

Shawn

On 6/12/06, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > > I snapped the little plastic head off the 110v curcuit breaker ...?
> > > So I was wondering if I can just replace the breaker with a new GFI
> outlet
> > > (it has both the neutral & wrires to the box & fish in the ground)
> > > and then get a another GFI outlet & deep 6 the standard out let
> > > now i get standard gear & an extra 2 110's ?
> > >
> > > any safety issues bcus this seems a great upgrade ..?
> > OK just did some reading here on the GFI the breaker out trips
> > if we have a leak to ground it will not trip if we overload the
> curcuit..
> >
> > next question where can we get this curcuit breaker
> > who is Mechanical Products Jackson MI
> They are (ans my own question) drum roll
> http://www.mechprod.com/
> and I think the westy curcuit breaker is a
> MP Series 07  -  5-40 AMPS   model 762-01 (15 AMP)
> http://www.mechprod.com/pdfs/Series_07.pdf
>

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