20 Most Recent CUTLER HAMMER BR4040B200V BREAKER CIRCUIT 40 200 AMP VALUE-PAK Questions & Answers

It sounds like a bad neutral wire. Somewhere the neutral is not properly connected. Most residential wiring operates on a 240 single phase system comprised of two seperate 120 volt legs. Connect between either leg to the neutral gives you 120 volts.connect btween the two legs gives you 240 volts. If the neutral is not present the circuit will search out the other leg to try to complete the circuit causing dimming of lights extremely bright lights and all around chaos. Check ahead of the main to see that the voltage is correct. Check each leg to neutral with a voltage tester. Have some one turn some lights on and off while checking as sometimes a load is required to get fluctuating readings. If the reading fluctuate wildly the problem is between the power grid and the panel. If not recheck on a a couple of breakers and if the readings fluctuate it is on your side of the system. . Hope this helps . Bob

Sounds like you have a short somewhere or the breaker is broken.

If the circuit breaker will not reset - all the way off and then back on with a click sound. Then something you have plugged into the outlets in those rooms is probably shorted causing an over current condition. If the circuit breaker won't reset, shut off all lights and then unplug EVERYTHING and then see if it will reset. If it does, then replug everything one at a time until the electricity goes off again, that is the bad apple.But if it won't reset, then your breaker is probably bad. Yes, they do go bad, just infrequently.

pull out the old one, push in the new one.. if it has bolts unbolt then do that

Pretty sure that ITE is only compatible with seimens.

nope breaker has to be rated for the aluminum wiring. if your home is wired with al wiring u need to be really worried bout that. it becomes a fire hazard awhile. should only use al for larger size wires and personally I wouldn't do that either

contactor itself replace it, to remove it from housing you should be to find some screws holding and just remove and replace. if you have the replacement already mark where the wires come from that u take lose

hook the 2 hots to the the breaker and the ground to the ground bar

You have provided minimul information but here goes. If the lever is stuck, there must be some reason but I see no way it is electrical. Locking or "sticking" of the lever is strictly mechanical. Now, you mentioned "Fuses" if the box is that old, perhaps you should consider replacing it with a newer version. It is my assumption this box is installed as a service disconnect that is used to turn off the power when service to the equipment is required. Hardly and (if any) full size dryers operate on only 30 Amps. I suggest that if you install a newer box, that you insure your breaker and wiring are of sufficient Amperage to handle modern equipment.

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Might be their job or it's gone. 1. replace the breaker (cheap and fast) ... they do go bad. 2. Remove everything from the circuit and try each to find the short.

Check where the main power wires come in to see if is has been properly sealed. Moisture may have found its way in through the opening and caused the problem. Hope this helps. Bob

There should be information on the relay itself. Boettchers in Beloit handle Cutler Hammer (Eaton) products. You may be able to pull the relay and take it to them for an exact replacement.

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1991holiday ramble aumi lite when we pluged it in one of the wire was not wired right fix the wireing all works excepts the lights it blow all the bubs tryed new one the nights still will not work