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Old 07-17-2019, 04:40 PM   #1
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So the little plastic tab broke off of one of my AC circuit breakers. I would like to replace the breaker, so I tried to remove it today. I removed a clear plastic piece behind the labels, and the two wires. I don't see anything holding it in, but the breaker won't budge. I don't want to force it, or remove a bunch of other stuff unnecessarily. Does anyone know the secret of liberating one of these breakers?

Pics are attached showing the front panel, and a view from the rear with the broken breaker disconnected from the wiring.

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Something looks odd about that picture and I can't put my finger on it.

Is that factory wiring?
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To the best of my knowledge, yes, it's original factory wiring. I'm not the original owner so it's possible he did something with it, but I doubt it.
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So, an update: I got the breaker out. There is a plastic cover on the front of the breaker panel that hides two screws. After removing those the breaker was free, but I also had to partly disconnect the bus bar to get it out of the way.

Now I have the breaker in hand, and I've had no luck finding a replacement. It's a 5 Amp breaker made by Carlingswitch. See the attached pic, which shows the part number. Anyone know who sells these? Or if there are compatible alternatives? Thanks!
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Thanks for the update on how to remove the breaker. Hopefully someone can point you to a source.
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Try this site - CARLING SWITCH CO. | MMIMarine.com
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https://www.eciaauthorized.com/en/se...0-09-778-X21-D
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Something looks odd about that picture and I can't put my finger on it.

Is that factory wiring?
My bad. It's AC. Common positive and switched grounds. I was thinking DC, which is backwards. I was expecting all the wires to be yellow (or red), not black.

Simple failure to pay attention to details on my end.
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No worries Shrew, yes it's the shore power panel, all AC circuits.

Thanks for the links folks. I called Carling, the breaker was a special order and is no longer made. They said it's possible some distributors have overstock, but they didn't know of any. Great Lakes Skipper has a Carling breaker that has very close specs and the same form factor. Has a white toggle instead of black but otherwise very similar. It's made for Carver yachts but it seems like it should work. I ordered it... keeping my fingers crossed.
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