Application

The primary purpose of any cutout is to provide protection to the lines of your system and the various apparatus on those lines such as transformers and capacitor banks. Chance Type C cutouts provide reliable protection from low-level overloads that just melt the fuse link, intermediate faults, and very high faults, through maximum interrupt capacity.

In addition, Type C cutouts can also be used as a sectionalizing device. With the use of a portable loadbreak tool, Type C cutouts can function much like an overhead disconnect switch. A 300 amp disconnect blade is also available for this purpose.

Ratings/Specifications

STANDARD Type C cutouts have maximum design voltage ratings to simplify the confusing ratings of cutouts. There are no restrictions on application to grounded wye, ungrounded wye, or delta systems having maximum operating voltages (line-toline) equal to or less than the cutout maximum design voltage rating. (See the LINKBREAK and LOADBREAK cutouts for their specifications.) Interruption tests have been performed at full system line-to-line voltage. In each voltage class, there are continuous current ratings of 100 amps, 200 amps and 300 amps. See the table on page 6 for other specifications.