[simpits-tech] Hot breaker!

[Cris Harrison]

On 01/23/2015 02:02 AM, Matt Bailey wrote:
> Got an odd little issue on the Sabreliner. While doing electrical work,
> I stupidly broke one of the terminals off a circuit breaker in the
> overhead. Not to worry, I found what appeared to be an identical part
> on that massive airplane junkyard: ebay.
>
> Oddly, the breaker is heating up a lot. I have a number of other
> breakers running the same sort of power (5vDC for cockpit lighting) and
> NONE of the others are even warm to the touch. Is it possible for a
> breaker to deteriorate such that it runs hot, but does not fail? Or
> could it just be a cheap breaker?
>
most likely have a bad breaker... did you check your total current on 
that leg? maybe its not tripping
Cris H.