Power and the RA82

[Pete Turnbull]

On Jul 12 2005,  0:43, Tony Duell wrote:
> > 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.
>
> I have an idea that it's a requirement in the UK that you can't do
this
> -- if the lever is jammed in the 'on' position, the breaker will
still
> trip. Certainly alkl those of reputable manufacture behave this way
(you
> can try holding the lever of an RCD in the 'on' position and pressing
the
> test button, it will still trip).

RCDs are not the same.  If you hold the lever of a standard miniature
circuit breaker it will not trip.

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Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York