GE Industrial Solutions Record Plus Shunt Trip User Manual

DEH40363 Installation Instructions

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Record Plus™

Molded Case Circuit Breaker
Accessories

Shunt Trip and Undervoltage
Release

Congratulations and thank you for choosing the

Record Plus™ family of current-limiting circuit
breakers. This UL-listed shunt trip or undervoltage
release is suitable for use with the FC100, FB100,
FE150, FE250, FG400, and FG600 circuit breaker

series.
Record Plus™ circuit breakers are designed wi

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.

Record Plus™ circuit breakers are all listed by
Underwriters Laboratories to the UL489 standard
and may be listed to CSA Standard C22.2, No. 5
and IEC60947-2.

They can also be used with our molded case
switches, which are listed per Underwriters
Laboratories to the UL489 standard.

Record Plus™ circuit breakers and their accessories
are designed and manufactured to exceed our
global customers’ high standards for reliability and
quality.

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Shunt Trip

Figure 1. Shunt trip and undervoltage release accessories.

CAUTION: This product is NOT suitable for use in
equipment not specifically design to accept it.
Contact the equipment manufacturer for possible
equipment modifications.

ATTENTION: Cet appareil nedoit pas etre employe
dans un equi
effet. Contactez le constructeur concernant les
possibles modifications a apporter a l'equipement.

pement non specialement adapte a cet

Undervoltage

Release

WARNING: DANGER of electrical shock or injury.
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.

AVERTISSEMENT: Danger contre les risques
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.

Product Description

The shunt trip and undervoltage release (UVR) covered
by these instructions are illustrated in Figure 1. Catalog
numbers for the available configurations are listed in
Table 1, with voltage and current ratings.

Voltage Shunt Trip UVR

Vac Vdc Cat. No. Rating, mA Cat. No. Rating, mA

— 12 FASHTB 200 — —
24 24 FASHTD 150 FAUVRD 50
48 48 FASHTF 60 FAUVRF 20

110–130 110–125 FASHTJ 40 FAUVRJ 15

120 — FASHTK 40 — —

220–240 250 FASHTN 20 FAUVRN 15

277 — FASHT7 11 FAUVR7 15

400–480 — FASHTU 20 FAUVRU 15

50 or 60 Hz.
Shunt trip suitable for use with ground-fault sensing and relaying equipment;

55% trip.

Table 1. Catalog numbers and ratings for Record Plus™ shunt trip and undervoltage release accessories.

Step 1 – Unpack and Inspect

Unpack the shunt trip or undervoltage release kit and
inspect it for shipping damage. Read the circuit breaker
installation instructions carefully. Insure that the circuit
breaker and the accessory have the proper ratings for
current, voltage, interruption, and contact duty; wire
routing; installation; and operation for the application.

Accessories with the catalog number suffix W are factory
equipped with #18 AWG wire leads, 36 inches long.
Shunt trip leads are black and undervoltage release
leads are blue.

Step 2 – Breaker Status

Either trip the circuit breaker by activating the red trip
button on the front of the breaker or move the breaker
handle to the

OFF position, both shown in Figure 2.

Step 3 – Installation

1. Loosen, but do not remove, the captive screws
holding the accessory cover on the circuit breaker,
as shown in Figure 3 for an FB100 and FC100
breaker and in Figure 4 for an FE150 or
breaker Figure 5 for an FG400/FG600 Breaker.

Remove the cover.

The shunt trip or undervoltage release

2.

place in its designated pocket in the circuit
breaker, as illustrated in Figure 3,

Figure 5. It can be easily removed by gently
prying from underneath with a small screwdriver.

FE250

snaps into

Figure 4 and

Figure 3. Installation in an FB100 and FC100 circuit breaker.

(a)

(b)

Figure 2. (a) Tripping the breaker or (b) turning it OFF.

Figure 4. Installation in an FE150 or FE250 circuit breaker.