Can you help identify this electronic piece think its a fuse

[Bustedknuckle84]

I have a picture of a believe to be fuse because it says 20a on it. it has 2 electrical + connections one coming in from source and and one going out to the switches.
1) What is it?
2) Is it necessary to have it? Im going to use a distribution block with fuses..

 

[Bondo]

Re: Can you help identify this electronic piece think its a fuse

Ayuh,... If there's a little button on the other end, it's probably a circuit breaker...

 

[NMShooter]

Re: Can you help identify this electronic piece think its a fuse

where is it located?

If it is a circuit breaker, keep in mind that they tend to get a little "tired" as they age. I recently had to replace all four on my generator, as they were tripping way below the rated current.

 

[RogersJetboat454]

Re: Can you help identify this electronic piece think its a fuse

Punched CLB Series into google.
Here is the results;

http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts-datasheet/circuit-breaker-clb-series-carling-technologies-datasheet

And a picture;

 

[Bustedknuckle84]

Re: Can you help identify this electronic piece think its a fuse

ahhh well on the opposite side of the panel are little boots like where a switch would go. i tried pushing, either a) im not pushing all the way to feel the little button or b) the button hasnt extended because the circuit didnt trip. Im assuming b here. I love this forum you post your question at night and have your answer in the morning.

 

[Bustedknuckle84]

Re: Can you help identify this electronic piece think its a fuse

im having electrical issues jumping over the circuit breakers for diagnostics wouldnt hurt right?

 

[RogersJetboat454]

Re: Can you help identify this electronic piece think its a fuse

im having electrical issues jumping over the circuit breakers for diagnostics wouldnt hurt right?

That would be fine, however I would use a fused jumper wire so you don't let the smoke out of your boats wiring.

 

[Bustedknuckle84]

Re: Can you help identify this electronic piece think its a fuse

ok will do thanks again!!!

 

[NMShooter]

Re: Can you help identify this electronic piece think its a fuse

X100 what Rogers said. Never jump around a fuse with a hard wire. BTW, that is almost the exact copy of the breaker that went bad on my generator... which is ~ 7 years old.

You can find inexpensive replacement breakers on ebay, I got them about 1/2 the price that digikey had them listed for.

 

[CoffeeHound]

Re: Can you help identify this electronic piece think its a fuse

im having electrical issues jumping over the circuit breakers for diagnostics wouldnt hurt right?

Just waiting to see what he burns up by jumpering a breaker !!

I would not do it !!

 

[RogersJetboat454]

Re: Can you help identify this electronic piece think its a fuse

Just waiting to see what he burns up by jumpering a breaker !!

I would not do it !!

If he uses a fused jumper wire to bypass the breaker, he can determine if his breaker is an issue or not, and if the breaker is not an issue and there is a short, it will simply blow the fuse in his jumper wire.