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Old 07-07-2009, 06:55   #43
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Originally Posted by goboatingnow View Post
for circuit breakers both in europe and the US up is ON, case closed. for your cabin light switches do whatever you like!
“Up” is only universally “On” for Circuit Breakers mounted such that their handles operate vertically.

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Originally Posted by drew.ward View Post
... have been on toward the outside and off toward the inside (dual vertical rows with the shared inside being 'off')...
Circuit breakers are manufactured “on” to load side, “off” to bus supply side.

Hence a parallel double row of horizontally oriented breakers (flanking the centre supply bus), will be "on" to the outside (load connection).
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