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Eaton’s low-voltage air replacement circuit breakers are not retrofitted or remanufactured but built brand new from the ground up to improve system reliability and provide technology upgrades, with no parts reused from original breakers. The solution offers a better approach for reducing maintenance, repair, and operating and downtime costs.

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Standardized designs

Reduce installation and commissioning time, with little to no modifications to original gear

Magnum DS breaker technology

Increased reliability and uptime

Designed for easy access

Arc chutes, contacts, mechanism and control components are easily inspected

Core features

Greater reliability: Minimal disruption to the operation, renewal parts are in stock and product support is available
Effective use of capital: Extend life of switchgear up to 30 years with little to no modifications to the existing gear
Increased safety: Designed and tested to IEEE/ANSI standards – fully tested in original vintage switchgear

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LV air replacement circuit breakers

Eaton’s air replacement circuit breaker replacements are designed to be electrical and mechanical equivalents of the power circuit breakers they replace, solving parts availability problems and reducing maintenance costs and downtime.

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Advantages of Eaton's low-voltage air circuit breaker replacements:

Meets or exceeds IEEE/ANSI standards
Downtime reduced, since no parts are reused from original breaker
Reduces normal maintenance to 2–6 hours per breaker
Common components used across product line, reducing spare parts inventory

Renewal parts stocked for circuit breakers currently in production, eliminating parts availability issues
Short-circuit interrupting upgrades available with bus-bracing analysis
Optional Arcflash Reduction Maintenance System^TM feature can be integrated to provide protection for downstream loads during maintenance and arc flash reduction
Replacement breakers available for multiple generations of Westinghouse, Allis-Chalmers, Federal Pacific, General Electric and ITE

LV breaker to vacuum starter replacements

Electric utility generation and process industries often apply circuit breakers as motor starters, even though they are not intended for these applications. A better approach is Eaton’s LV breaker-to-vacuum motor starter replacement, which uses state-of-the-art vacuum contactors that have a long life and are resistant to environmental contaminants.

Specifically designed to replace breakers used as motor starters, the LV-VSR’s advantages include:

Tested to IEEE/ANSI standards
Passive and active interlocking
May be applied up to 600 VAC and 425 A continuous

Motor protection provided through Eaton's self-powered C440 electronic overload relay, which provides selectable thermal overload protection, phase loss and ground fault
Designs available to replace select models of Westinghouse, GE and ITE circuit breakers

Remote power racking system (RPR-2)

Eaton’s RPR-2 enables remote racking of circuit breakers from leading manufacturers that can be inserted or removed using the rotation of a shaft. Operators may remain 25 feet or more away from the switchgear door during the racking process, which is outside the arc flash protection boundary.

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Eaton's engineering services team

Eaton’s engineering services team is dedicated to understanding your business so we can optimize your power system for safety, reliability and efficiency. As one of the largest and most experienced teams in the industry, we offer a comprehensive portfolio of services and solutions tailored for every stage of a power system’s life cycle. Eaton strives to create a zero-incident culture through the implementation of our safety policy including division safety managers and layered risk assessments. Our team has experience with electrical power distribution equipment from all leading manufacturers and stands ready to support you, 24/7, wherever and whenever you need us.

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Safety first

As one of the largest and most experienced teams in the industry, Eaton strives to create a zero-incident culture through the implementation of our Safety Policy including division safety managers, layered risk assessments and a “voice of the customer” campaign. You can rest assured that every Eaton service professional is dedicated to continually improving our environmental health and safety performance through prevention, protection and preparation.

It’s all about you

Eaton’s engineering services team is dedicated to understanding your business so we can optimise your power system for safety, reliability and efficiency. With more than 1,500 experts in 60 locations throughout Canada and the USA, and more around the world trained on major manufacturers’ equipment, our experienced engineers can diagnose problems, identify ways to improve performance and transform concepts into practical solutions. With 24/7 support, we are available whenever you need us.

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Turnkey solutions

From equipment modernisation/upgrade to complete design, construction and commissioning of a new substation, Eaton’s turnkey power system team has the expertise and resources to design and manage your entire project from start to finish. Achieve a safer, more reliable and cost-efficient power system and the convenience of a single point of contact to reduce risk, schedule and budget.

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Specifications

Equipment life extension and modernisation – low-voltage product availability includes:

Westinghouse
Federal Pacific Electric
Allis-Chalmers (Siemens-Allis)
ITE (BBC, ABB)
General Electric

Westinghouse

Model	Symmetrical interrupting rating (kA) (600V/480V/240V)	Amperes	Image
DB-15	14/22/25	225
DB-25	22/30/42	600
DB-50	42/50/65	1600
DB-75	65/65/85	3000
DBL-25	200 (fused)	600
DBL-50	200 (fused)	1600
DS-206	30/30/42	800
DS-206H	42/42/50	800
DS-416	42/50/65	1600
DS-416H	50/65/65	1600
DS-420	50/65/65	2000
DSII-308	30/30/42	800
DSII-508	42/50/65	800
DSII-608	50/65/65	800
DSII-516	42/50/65	1600
DSII-616	50/65/65	1600
DSII-620	50/65/65	2000

Federal Pacific Electric

Model	Symmetrical interrupting rating (kA) (600V/480V/240V)	Amperes	Image
FP-25	22/30/42	600
FP-50	42/50/65	1600
FPS5-30	30/30/42	800
FPS5-50	50/50/65	1600
FM-25	200 (fused)	600
FM-50	200 (fused)	1600

Allis-Chalmers (Siemens-Allis)

Model	Symmetrical interrupting rating (kA) (600V/480V/240V)	Amperes	Image
LA-600	20/30/42	600
LA-800	30/30/42	800
LA-1600	42/50/65	1600
LA-3000	65/65/85	3000
LAF-1600	200 (fused)	1600
RL-1600	65/65/65	1600

ITE (BBC, ABB)

Model	Symmetrical interrupting rating (kA) (600V/480V/240V)	Amperes	Image
K-225	14/22/25	225
K-600	22/30/42	600
K-800	30/42/42	800
K-1600	42/50/65	1600
K-3000	65/65/85	2500
KDON-600	200 (fused)	600
KDON-1600	200 (fused)	1600
LK-8	30/30/42	800
LKE-8	42/50/50	800
LKD-8	200 (fused)	800

General Electric

Model	Symmetrical interrupting rating (kA) (600V/480V/240V)	Amperes	Image
AK-2-25	22/30/42	600
AK-2-50	42/50/65	1600
AK-2-75	65/65/85	3000
AK-2A-25	22/30/42	600
AK-2A-50	42/50/65	1600
AK-2A-75	65/65/85	3000
AKU-2A-25	200 (fused)	600
AKR-A-30	30/30/42	800
AKR3A-50	42/50/65	1600
AKT-50	42/50/65	2000

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