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What do you do when you have no more 15 amp circuit breakers on the truck?

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See the picture. I guess they wanted to get the job done. A 20 amp breaker feeding a pigtail with a 15 amp fuse.
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junkcollector said:
Those main breakers are junk, they are notorious for going bad. Last time I seen that exact breaker was in a Crouse Hinds panel that the bus bar was burning up. I think I seen it in an old Murray panel as well.
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I think unless you use a high grade commercial panel, all main breakers are crap after 45 years. It all depends on the environment. Damp basement or garage. Water dripping into panel. Heat from the boiler. I look at all the new main breaker panels and question the QC of them.
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power said:
Well, at least the original electrician fused it. Maybe he was going to return later with a breaker, but something happened to him....family incident?, accident?, health incident? I try to give people the "benefit of the doubt". I know if I did that, my intention would be to return with a suitable breaker.
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That is a nice way of looking at it. The guy was aware of the 14 guage wire and made an attempt at safety.
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