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Circuit Breaker manufacture dates

Hi, I am currently working on a project and I require the manufacture dates of various circuit breakers. I have contacted Schneider (Square D), Eaton (MEM, Memshild etc) and Electrium (Crabtree, Volex, Siemens and Wylex) Schneider have come back but that's it. Does anyone have any old catalogues that are dated? Have any data sheets or have any other evidence of such dates? I'm after information on all types of circuit breakers, so Federal Electric and Dorman Smith included!

Thanks in advance, hopefully someone out there can help me in my quest.

0 John Peckham over 5 years ago

Hello again Mike.

I am the keeper of the Great Book of Circuit Protection. This my great collection of data sheets in a lever arch file collected over many years. I am not sure much of it is dated. I can have look if you like? Are you looking at anything in particular?
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0 M Gilmore over 5 years ago

Hi John, thanks for replying, I am after a mix of dates. Please see particular devices below but if you come across any additional dates then please send them over! I just want to try and gather as much information as possible.

Memshild 1 (3871)
Memshild 2 (60898)
Memshild 3 (60898)
MEM (3871, 60898,Memera)
Crabtree (3871, 60898, C50, Star breaker etc)
Wylex (3871, 60898, Rewireable, plug in, MCB)
Siemens (3871, 60898, 5SX, Sentron)
Volex (3871, 60898, VB)
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0 John Peckham over 5 years ago

Mike

You have mail.
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0 M Gilmore over 5 years ago

Hi John, I have mail? Where? Hahaha! I can't see anything?
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0 John Peckham over 5 years ago

I am now thinking you are not the Mike Gilmore I had an all day meeting with at the IET a few weeks ago?
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0 M Gilmore over 5 years ago

Hahaha! No, I'm Matthew Gilmore! Looks like M Gilmore is a popular name within the IET! Still be great if you have some dates for me, cheers
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0 Former Community Member over 5 years ago

Bloody Hell - this is like a really bad episode of blind date

OMS
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0 M Gilmore over 5 years ago

Hahaha! Not really turned out the way I thought, do you have any data for me?
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0 Sparkingchip over 5 years ago

Anything not in the manufacturers current catalogue is obsolete.

Andy B.
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0 Alasdair Anderson over 5 years ago

Sparkingchip:

Anything not in the manufacturers current catalogue is obsolete.

….but may still be in use. There is no need to replace all circuit breakers in an installation just because the manufacturer has moved on to the next model (provided they all still function correctly, that is).

Alasdair
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