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Date:         Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:07:24 -0700
Reply-To:     mdrillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mdrillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: broken 120 circuit breaker pin . . .
Comments: To: Thomas Jefferson Kitts <thomas@THOMASKITTS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <2450F676-53AE-47D0-AC42-73541BA4F651@thomaskitts.com>
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If you do this you will have removed the primary safety device. The GFI is a different device meant to be used in conjunction with a circuit breaker. Houses with GFI outlets have both, a circuit breaker at the source and a GFI most commonly at the outlet. They are NOT the same things at all. Humans could die and the vehicle could be lost to fire. That is why we have safety codes and the original breaker is part of that code.

Mark

Thomas Jefferson Kitts wrote: > So by this I take it to mean you replaced the factory double 120 > electric outlet with a new double GFI outlet, and then wired a green > light inline using the electrical junction box containing the original > Westie circuit breaker. > > Is this correct? Seems pretty straight-forward. If so, I'll probably > do the same thing then. > > And thanks for the info. > > Thomas > > On Jul 14, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Neil2 wrote: > >> I just did it a few months ago as well as adding a green lamp (on a >> white >> cover plate) in the box where the former breaker resided. The green >> lamp >> was a handy indicator for shore power and served as a decent night >> light I >> discovered on me maiden voyage. Not diff to wire up both and >> certainly an >> improvement to the factory design (which is common). >> >> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Neil2 >> '82 Diesel Westy (Duckie) >> Nunquam Pendite Divendium >


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