Cutler Hammer Load Center

2008-07-08 15:49:55

( Technology )



Are you wiring a new house? You will need a load center. Cutler Hammer load center, more popularly known as circuit breaker panel, panel board, breaker panel, or the old fuse box, carries all sorts of electrical requirement whether you are wiring a residential, commercial or industrial establishment. Cutler Hammer load center is present in most major countries globally.

Cutler Hammer load center allows you to direct the main power source into the panel board, and the power may then be distributed to different parts of the house through the Cutler Hammer switches. The switches are protected with Cutler Hammer breaker that cuts off electricity automatically when power is compromised.

The newer model of the circuit breakers are made safe for household wherein the electrical circuits are tucked underneath the panel board and the only items that are visibly on the surface are the breakers or the switches. In the old days you might have encountered panel boards wherein fuses are used instead of breakers. The wirings in this type of old panel board are exposed thus if you forget to turn off the main power source before pulling out the fuses, you might get the shock of your life literally.

Nonetheless, the fuses function in the same manner as the breakers thus before the breakers were invented, the fuses were the standard in all homes back then. There are still a lot of old homes that are fitted with historic fuse boxes, these may already be in a state of deterioration and certainly lack the latest safety features.

If you are in the electrical servicing business, you may want to consider tapping into old buildings where you will still find a lot of old fuse box panels and convince the residents to update their panel boards to the circuit breaker type since safety has always been a prime consideration to households.


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