I just did it a few months ago as well as adding a green lamp (on a white
cover plate) in the box where the former breaker resided.  The green lamp
was a handy indicator for shore power and served as a decent night light I
discovered on me maiden voyage.  Not diff to wire up both and certainly an
improvement to the factory design (which is common).

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Thomas Jefferson Kitts <
thomas@thomaskitts.com> wrote:

> Hi all, new owner of a '84 Westie here.
>
> Just came home from its maiden voyage and my 14 year old son reached
> down to the floor and picked up a piece of plastic and asked, "Hey
> Dad, is this important?" It was the plastic push-pin from the 15 amp
> circuit breaker on the 120 cabinet outlet.
>
> Apparently the pin had been broken off by something striking it from
> an angle. (A foot, some cargo? Who knows?) Seemed like a bad design
> decision in the first place.
>
> My question is, is there any reason I can't just replace the stock
> Westie breaker with a recessed 15 amp GFI circuit breaker like the
> ones put into US kitchens and bathrooms? The kind with the recessed
> red button. Should fit the electrical box, although I haven't yet
> checked this. That way the reset button would not stick out to be
> struck of by an errant object.
>
> Anyone done this before?
>
> regards,
>
> Thomas
>

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