11 Jul
2005
11 Jul
'05
11:17 p.m.
On a tangential note, is it possible to
"lean" on a typical household
breaker to stop it from tripping? Sort-of-like "battle override" on
a Navy ship... Or is the lever only good for resetting, and holding
it will not stop it from tripping? I think the latter but I've never
tried it for real.
Some yes, some no. I think most new designs are "no".
Breakers are notoriously variable when it comes to trip current, so if you
have patience, you can swap around breakers until you find one that gives
you that little bit of extra forgiveness.
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org