Quality Switchgear

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Square D NW Masterpact Circuit Breaker Help

Square D NW MasterPact Circuit breakers

Quality Switchgear currently stocks several hundred models of the NW Masterpact circuit breakers from 250 amp up to 5000 amps.

These circuit breakers are configurable with 1000s of combinations of features. Call a specialist today  for technical help. PHONE: 800.421.5082

or     Request a Quote


NW40H Square D, 4000 amp, Micrologic 6.0A trip unit

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Cutler Hammer Westinghouse 50-VCPW250 Vacuum Breakers

Westinghouse, Cutler Hammer, Eaton 50VCP-W250 1200 amp and 2000 amp vacuum breakers.
Westinghouse 50VCP-W250 Vacuum Circuit Breakers



Just arrived in great shape. Cutler Hammer Westinghouse 50 VCP-W250, 1200 Amp vacuum circuit breakers with 125 VAC / VDC charge motors. 120vac controls with capacitive trip. Qty 19.  Request a Quote

Thursday, January 27, 2011

GE Power Break Circuit Breaker


GE Power Break circuit breakers have long been a reliable product for GE.  After 30 years of production the Power Break 1 circuit breakers have been discontinued and obsoleted from the product line.

If you have a switchboard or application with these breakers there is no need to panic. Quality Switchgear has a huge inventory of frames and parts to keep you going for a few more years.

One of the problems with this long life is that the products go through several revisions and modifications that make them incompatible depending on the switchgear you own.

To help you find out what vintage you have and locate the accessories you may need the folks at Quality Switchgear  to help walk you through the solution. Use this video to help answer some questions:



GE Power Break Identification from Quality SwitchGear, Inc. on Vimeo.

Good luck and send me a line if you like it.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Magnolia Electric Company

Ok, its not electric exactly, but  I really love this music !! Might have to make them the honorary Quality Switchgear band, see what you think. We can always talk circuit breakers, but you can't always find good music:

Give it a listen : "Little Sad Eyes" and "Dark Don't Hide It"   this is Americana greatness!!


Magnolia Electric Company

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

SPB 100 Circuit Breaker Handle Broken ?

One of the most common repairs we receive with regard to Cutler Hammer Westinghouse SPB circuit breakers is for replacement charging handles.

I would say 90% of the time its not just the operating handle that is broken, but also the SPB hub assembly as well.
You will notice the handle is missing from the right side of this SPB 100 ,  4000 amp circuit breaker. Upon closer inspection you can see that the hub assembly is actually broken as well.

The handle is attached by two screws to the hub assembly. You will need to inspect the area where it attaches to determine if the plastic hub is damaged as well. It almost certainly will need to be replaced.