Congrats!

FWIW, I have been using the Westy circuit breaker on my '81 even
though the end of the reset button is broken off more or less flush
with surface.

Back when I was a total newb I recall camping one cold night. I turned
my new heater to "hi". It quickly shut off. (IIRC there may have been
another appliance on the same circuit) I realized there was a reset
button. Thought it strange at the time that the button was flush with
the surface. Anyhow, I just found something to push what was left of
the button and it reset fine.

If the circuit breaker on yours still functions and the button is
flush with the surface it could still be useable.

Just a thought.

Neil.

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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