GE Industrial Solutions FE250 User Manual

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DEH41025 Installation Instructions

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Molded Case Circuit Breaker
Accessories

Rotary Handle Operator, Type
FENRH

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breakers. The UL-listed Type FENRH rotary handle
operator kit is suitable for use with the FE250 circuit
breaker series.

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full line of integrated accessories. All units use the
latest in integrated modular circuit breaker
technology for flexibility in application and
maximizing the product’s utilization and
capabilities.

All

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Underwriters Laboratories to the UL489 standard.

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are designed and manufactured to exceed our global
customers’ high standards for reliability and quality.

Ensure that ALL electrical power supplies are OFF before
installing or removing any devices. The breaker, trip unit,
or accessories MUST ONLY be installed and serviced by
QUALIFIED personnel. See NEMA publication AB4.

™ family of current-limiting circuit

™circuit breakers are designed with a

™ circuit breakers are listed by

™circuit breakers and their accessories

WARNING: DANGER of electrical shock or injury.

Figure 1b. FENRT
(Extended Shaft Door Mount).

Figure 1. FENRH Rotary Handle Kits mounted on

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™FE250 circuit breaker.

Figure 1a. FENRN
(Shallow Door Mount).

AVERTISSEMENT:

d'électrocutions. S'assurer avant TOUTES
manipulations du disjoncteur que les différentes
sources d'alimentation sont en position OFF. Les
disjoncteurs, unités de protection, ou accessoires
doivent être installés par des personnes qualifiées et
habilitées. Lira NEMA publication AB4.

Danger contre les risques

DEH41025

CAUTION:

in equipment not specifically design to accept it.
Contact the equipment manufacturer for possible
equipment modifications.

ATTENTION:

employe dans un equipement non specialement
adapte a cet effet. Contactez le constructeur
concernant les possibles modifications a apporter
a l'equipement.

This product is NOT suitable for use

Cet appareil nedoit pas etre

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Product Description

These instructions describe the installation
procedures for the rotary handle FENRH operating
mechanism accessory on

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™ circuit

breakers, as illustrated in Figure 1.
The complete kits are available in the following

catalog number variants:

• FENRN provides the necessary parts for shallow
door mount of the handle on the breaker
mechanism through the enclosure door, with a
box depth of 5 29/32“ (150 mm), as shown in
Figure 1a. Maintain the dimension “H” [5

1

/32” (127.8 MM)] as shown in Figure 12.

• FENRT is for mounting the handle and
operator in enclosures with variable depth, as
shown in Figure 1b. Maintain the dimension
“H” [Min 6 13/16“ inches (173 mm) and Max
15 inches (381.0 mm)] as shown in Figure 13.

In addition, the individual kit parts are available as
follows:

• FENRM1 consists of the operating mechanism

for shallow door mounts of the handle to the
breaker.

• FENRM3 consists of the operating mechanism

for extended shaft door mount of the handle.

• FENRH is the handle assembly only.

Step 1 – Unpack and Inspect

Unpack the rotary handle operating mechanism kit
and inspect the parts for any shipping damage.
Verify that all parts are supplied, as listed in
The parts are illustrated in Figure 2.

Note that the numbers in brackets in the following
figures and installation instructions refer to the item
numbers in

Table 1.

Item Description Qty.

1 Screw, #10-32 X 3 5/32" 4
2 Base-crank assembly 1
3 Grounding wire 1
4 Screw, #10-32 x 1/2" 4
5 Nut, plastic 1
6 Rotary handle assembly 1
7 Screw, #8-32 x 5/16" 4
8 Coupler Assembly 1
9 Extension shaft

assembly

10 Gasket 1

Table 1. List of parts included in the handle operator kits.

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Table 1.

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Figure 2. Parts supplied in the FENRH rotary handle kits.

Step 2 – Install the Breaker and
Handle Operating Mechanism

1. Move the breaker handle to the OFF position.

2. Mount the breaker to the enclosure with the # 10-

32 x 3 5/32" screws [1], as illustrated in Figure 3.
Tighten the screws to 27 - 32 in-lb. Complete the
installation of the circuit breaker according to
installation instructions DEH40360.

3. Place the base-crank assembly [2] on the breaker,

as illustrated in Figure 4. Insert four #10-32 x 1/2"
screws [4] through the mounting holes in the
base and into the heads of the breaker mounting
screws [1], with the grounding wire [3] attached
to one of the screws. Tighten the screws to 27 - 32
in-lb. Secure the other end of the grounding wire
to a suitable ground location.

4. For kit FENRT variable-depth mounting only:

a. Measure the distance from the breaker-

mounting surface to the rotary handle­mounting surface, H, as shown in Figures 8 &

13.

b. Cut the extension shaft [9] to the required

length “L” as illustrated in Figure 5.

c. Insert the shaft [9] upto 14 mm (35/64“ inch)

into the coupler [8] and secure it with #8-32 X
1

/32“ screws [7], as illustrated in Figure 6.

Tighten the screws to 16 - 20 in-lb.

d. Place the shaft [9] assembled with coupler

[8] on to the crank of the base-crank assembly
[2] and secure with #8-32
illustrated in Figure 7. Tighten the screws to 16

- 20 in-lb.

x 5/16“ screws [7], as