COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course explains how to repair and replace energized pole top equipment with a minimum of interruption to customers. It describes how to bypass and replace a recloser. It also shows how to inspect and repair one type of gang-operated switch, and how to bypass and replace a different type.

COURSE GOALS

• Describe how to bypass and replace a recloser.
• Explain how a gang-operated switch operates.
• Describe how to inspect and repair a gang-operated switch.
• Explain how to replace a one-piece gang-operated switch.

SUBJECTS AND OBJECTIVES

Recloser Replacement

• Identify the main parts of one type of electronically controlled three-phase recloser.
• Explain the importance of bypassing a recloser before replacing it.
• Describe how to replace a recloser.

Gang-Operated Switch Maintenance

• Describe the basic operation of one type of gang-operated switch.
• Identify problems typically associated with gang-operated switches.
• Describe or demonstrate how to safely inspect and troubleshoot a gang-operated switch.

Gang-Operated Switch Replacement

• Explain how a one-piece gang-operated switch is constructed.
• Describe a procedure for safely replacing one type of gang-operated switch.