

| Subject: | Re: broken 120 circuit breaker pin . . . |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:28:41 -0700 |
Try this: http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=2411&search_phrase=circuit%20breaker&start= On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Thomas Jefferson Kitts < thomas@thomaskitts.com> wrote: > On Jul 14, 2008, at 12:07 PM, mdrillock wrote: > > If you do this you will have removed the primary safety device. The >> GFI is a different device meant to be used in conjunction with a >> circuit breaker. Houses with GFI outlets have both, a circuit >> breaker at the source and a GFI most commonly at the outlet. They >> are NOT the same things at all. Humans could die and the vehicle >> could be lost to fire. That is why we have safety codes and the >> original breaker is part of that code. >> >> Mar >> > > Okay. I get this now. And I do appreciate what you and others are > telling me. I need a CIRCUIT BREAKER and not a GFI outlet. The GFI > concept is off the table. > > Which brings me back to my original quandary: What can I use to > replace the original Westie' 15 amp circuit breaker? The plastic pin > is not fixable and the fact that it broke off in the first place leads > me to want to replace it with something more recessed. I see the > original factory circuit breaker is inserted into a standard junction > box so I'm going down to the hardware store later today to see what I > might find. > > Any ideas? Will anything other than a Westfalia CIRCUIT BREAKER work, > so long as it has a 15 amp trip? > > And really, folks, you are great. Been reading the list for a while > and value your experience. Wouldn't have bought a 24 year old van > without the support. -grin- > > many thanks, > > Thomas > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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