UL489 and UL1066 WL Circuit Breaker Quick Start Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of the Siemens WL Air Circuit Breaker. This breaker combines
compact design, modularity, safety features, highest reliability/maintainability, innovative options,
and most advanced technology in the marketplace. This Quick Start Guide summarizes the
steps required to unpack, install, and operate your new circuit breaker. Many of these breakers
will already be installed in low voltage switchgear, switchboards, motor control centers, or other
electrical apparatus so only purchasers of loose breakers will be required to read the entire guide.
NOTICE This quick start guide does not purport to cover all details or variations in equipment, nor
to provide for every possible contingency to be met in connection with installation or operation.
Should further information be desired or should particular problems arise which are not covered
sufficiently for the Purchaser's purposes, please refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with
the circuit breaker, if this does not aid in resolution then the matter should be referred to the local
Siemens Sales Support Office. The contents of this quick start guide shall not become part of or
modify any prior or existing agreement, commitment or relationship. The sales contract contains
the entire obligations of Siemens. The warranty contained in the contract between the parties is
the sole warranty of Siemens. Any statements contained herein do not create new warranties or
modify the existing warranty.
WARNING
Hazardous voltage!
Will cause death, serious personal injury, or
equipment/property damage.
Disconnect incoming power before working on this equipment.
Only qualified personnel should work on this equipment, after
becoming thoroughly familiar with all warnings, safety notices,
and maintenance procedures.
The successful and safe operation of this equipment is
dependant on proper handling, installation, operation, and
maintenance.
For the purpose of this quick start guide, a "qualified person" is
one who is familiar with the installation, construction and
operation of the equipment and the hazards involved. In
addition, he or she has the following qualifications:
a) Is trained and authorized to energize,
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