Direct Replacement Breakers

Square D offers direct replacement breakers for most original equipment manufacturers of metal-enclosed switchgear and switchboards. This solution is ideal for an expedient upgrade of aging switchgear and switchboards. Minimal downtime is needed, allowing modernization without having to face the cost and time challenges inherent to cable reconnection and matching of the existing equipment footprint. Replacement breakers rack into the existing switchgear, allowing installation in minutes. Unlike buying surplus or remanufactured obsolete breakers, with the Square D direct replacement breakers you get many advantages provided by new technology, such as:

High number of operations with no maintenance
Arc flash protection without fuses
Advanced functionality trip units
Metal-enclosed switchgear and/or switchboards will have increased reliability and extended life.
Both low-voltage direct replacement breakers and retrofill solutions are available. By utilizing the following selection tool, you can get a quick indication if a replacement breaker is available for your low-voltage switchgear or switchboards.

Start by selecting your installed equipment manufacturer from the following list:

ABB 
Allis Chalmers 
Brown-Boveri 
Cutler-Hammer
Federal Pacific 
Federal Pioneer
General Electric
Gould 
ITE 
Siemens
Square D 
Westinghouse 
Other