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KW Transformer OEM Breaker Question

Geophyte1Geophyte1OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

I'm attaching three pictures of two different types of KW breakers.  One, which I believe was an OEM breaker, and the other made by the Wilcolater Co.

Two of the pictures are the front and back of the Wilcolater breaker.

I'm curious if anyone knows if the Wilcolator breaker was a repair breaker or was it also an OEM breaker also?

Also curious about any other KW breaker history details anyone might know.

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  • Wilcolator Co Breaker pic: Wilcolator Breaker Front View
  • Wilcolator Co Breaker pic-Rear: Wilcolator Breaker Back View
  • Probably OEM Breaker: Probably OEM Breaker
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CS Chuck SartorOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Both are OEM. The Wilcolater 'Klik-on' breaker replaced the in shop built earlier. The Lionel built breaker tended to fail by falling apart and the contacts corroding from arcing and not passing current. Lionel went to an outside source for this part that positively clicks on and off instead of flickering. Somewhere around the 1955 timeframe.

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