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 FPE TOGGLE SWITCHES & Breakers
Photographs Identify Federal Pacific Electric FPE Stab Lok circuit breakers
- FPE TOGGLE SWITCH - CONTENTS
- How to identify Federal Pacific Electric Stab-Lok® circuit breakers
- Photo guide to FPE Stab-Lok® circiut breaker switch identification
- Photo guide to Federal NOARC circuit breakers
- Photographs of FPE circuit breakers, breaker labels, and breaker-bus connection designs provide means to identify this equipment even if labels are missing or painted-over
- FPE & FP IDENTIFICATION, HOW TO - home
- Questions & Answers about Federal Pacific Electric circuit breaker identification
- References
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Replacement FPE Stab-Lok® circuit breakers are unlikely to reduce the failure risk of this equipment. We recommend that residential FPE Stab-Lok® electrical panels be replaced entirely or the entire panel bus assembly be replaced, regardless of FPE model number or FPE year of manufacture. We do not sell circuit breakers nor any other products. For more information see FPE REPLACEMENT PANELS and FPE REPLACEMENT BREAKERS. This page assists in identifying Federal Pacific Electric Stab-Lok® electrical panels and circuit breakers. More FPE information is in the links listed at Related Topics .
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Photo Guide to Electrical Panel TOGGLE SWITCHES - photos of Characteristic FPE Stab-Lok® circuit breaker toggle switch handles
How to identify FPE Equipment: this article series describes how to identify Federal Pacific Stab-Lok® Electric Panels and circuit breakers in buildings. It is information for building inspectors, home buyers, home owners, electricians exploring the background of possible hazards associated with Federal Pacific Electric Stab-Lok® circuit breakers and service panels.
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Look for FPE characteristic circuit breaker toggle switch markings, shape, colors.
More examples are in the photos below as well as in some of the other Federal Pacific Electric and Federal Pioneer circuit breaker and panel photos on this page.
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Here is a photo of the 100-Amp main breaker from an FPE Stab-Lok® electrical panel. Notice that this breaker does not have the characteristic orange-red paint on the face of the toggle switches.
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At left notice the "hexagonal" cross section of the toggle switch on this pre-1970 FPE Stab-Lok® circuit breaker. This hexagonal detail is characteristic of earlier FPE Stab-Lok® equipment.
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Photo of a Stab-Lok® panel apparent bus overheating or corrosion. This California FPE Panel shows characteristic FPE Stab-Lok® circuit breakers that can be recognized even from a distance.
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Technical Reviewers & References
Related Topics, found near the top of this page suggest articles closely related to this one.
- Dr. Jess Aronstein, electrical engineer, Poughkeepsie, NY, forensic engineering services, independent laboratory testing for various agencies protune@aol.com (independent electrical panel testing, including FPE Stab-Lok® panels, to April 2010)
- David Carrier, electrical engineer, 53 Henmond Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 845-430-7527
- Timothy Hemm, Yucala, CA, contributed the photographs of FPE equipment installed in California buildings. Mr. Hemm can be contacted at TimHemm@yahoo.com
- Arlene Puentes, an ASHI home inspector in Kingston, NY, contributed the page top and example photograph of a bank of FPE adjacent electrical panels. Ms. Puentes can be contacted at ap@octoberhome.com
- Jon Bolton, a home inspector, the Inspectigator, FL, contributed the "camouflage" breaker. Mr. Bolton can be contacted at teamattitude@hotmail.com
- Mary DeMuth, a property owner, contributed the Texas Federal Pacific Electric Load Center photos, May 2006.
- Thomas M. Pino, a professional home inspector, contributed photos of the 100A Texas FPE panel used in a condo. www.sweetwaterhomeinspection.com. Mr. Pino can be contacted at sweetinspect@houston.rr.com or at sweetwaterhomeinspection@yahoo.com
- The un-credited photographs on this page were made by Daniel Friedman, the website editor/author.
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