Bad Breaker?

P.Dieter

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• Aug 2, 2008

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I just tidied up a 200amp service panel that's been fine for several months but the wires were a mess (unorganized and crowded). A double pole 30amp breaker on the dryer however tips immediately now. the common trip thingiy (bar) popped off and I noticed that only one side was tripping...switched the wires and the same side trips...what's this trying to tell me?

thanks
Paul

 

JWelectric

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• Aug 2, 2008

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That something is wrong???

 

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P.Dieter

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• Aug 2, 2008

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bad breaker it seems

 

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• Aug 3, 2008

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what color were the wires on the breaker?
(Did you take the white wire and land it on the neutral bar?)

 

P.Dieter

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• Aug 3, 2008

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red and black

didn't even disconnect these wires during the process.

replaced the breaker and it worked fine

(doesn't mean I did everything right, but it seemed to fix the problem)

 

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I used to work in an electronic lab around electrical engineers who would build prototypes of new products. These would have a wiring "rat's nest" and work perfectly fine.

Then they would clean it up and route the wires so it looked nice. As a rule, these frequently would no longer work!

 

P.Dieter

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electricity is magic...black magic