Breaker History 101

Westinghouse started making load break switches in 1950. Popular switches were 5–15 kV. The early switches were called load break fusible (LBF). Westinghouse made the next generation of switches, Westinghouse load interrupters (WLI), though 1980. Cutler Hammer also made load interrupters. Cutler Hammer now makes medium-voltage switchgear (MVS). It is available in voltages of 5–15 kV and 38 kV. Circuit Breakers Sales NE, Inc. stocks these different generations of switches. […]

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The History of GE Low-Voltage Circuit Breakers

In 1945, after the war, GE sold the first resettable fuse — a circuit breaker. The first GE circuit breakers were large and heavy. They were mounted on slate. Their dashpot trip units were revolutionary at the time but very unreliable as time passed. The 600-amp GE circuit breaker was called the AE-1-25. The 1600-amp […]

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CBSNE Names Brian Constantino As Executive Vice President

Circuit Breaker Sales Northeast, Inc., a leading provider and servicer of new and used circuit breakers, switchgear, and related components, named Brian Constantino as its new executive vice president this week.

After joining the company in 2002, Constantino took on roles of increasing responsibility, serving most recently as operations manager. In this position he oversaw production, testing, fabrication, field services, facilities, and inventory for all of CBS Northeast’s business units. […]

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No Flight of Fancy: Engineering Department Donates Talent to Local Museum

The signs had seen better days. Weathered from harsh New England winters and lashing summer winds, most of the large placards placed alongside aircraft on display outside the New England Air Museum looked as old as the historic machines they described — that is, until Matt Moran, junior engineer, at Circuit Breaker Sales Northeast, Inc., […]

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