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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
>

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