{"id":3558,"date":"2026-08-06T14:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huyuglobal.com\/?p=3558"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:01:18","slug":"eaton-corporation-bd1520-duplex-15-20a-circuit-breaker-a-comprehensive-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huyuglobal.com\/tr\/blog\/eaton-corporation-bd1520-duplex-15-20a-circuit-breaker-a-comprehensive-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Eaton Corporation BD1520 Duplex 15\/20A Devre Kesici: Kapsaml\u0131 Bir \u0130nceleme"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago'da bir ev sahibi ofisi i\u00e7in yeni bir devre kurulmas\u0131n\u0131 istedi\u011finde, elektrik\u00e7i sigorta kutusunu a\u00e7t\u0131 ve t\u00fcm yuvalar\u0131n dolu oldu\u011funu ke\u015ffetti. Bu t\u00fcr bir durumla ba\u015fa \u00e7\u0131kman\u0131n eski y\u00f6ntemi, bir alt panel kurmak veya elektrik beslemesini y\u00fckseltmekti. Ancak bu durumda elektrik\u00e7i geleneksel y\u00f6ntemler yerine bir Eaton BD1520 kesici<\/strong>. kulland\u0131. BD1520 \u00e7ift devre kesici, bir in\u00e7lik sigorta kutusu yuvas\u0131na 2 ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131z 15 ve 20 amper devre kurulmas\u0131n\u0131 m\u00fcmk\u00fcn k\u0131larak alan sorununa yeni bir \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcm sunar. Ev sahibi gereken sonucu elde etti ve proje, s\u0131radan panel kurulumlar\u0131ndan daha ucuza tamamland\u0131. Bir\u00e7ok elektrik\u00e7i DB1502 devre kesicisini bilir. Bu cihaz\u0131n, avantajlar\u0131n\u0131n ve k\u0131s\u0131tlamalar\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131 s\u0131ra maliyetinin ve di\u011fer cihazlar yerine kullan\u0131lma olas\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n tam olarak bilinmesi, yeni bir devre kurulmas\u0131na karar veren ki\u015finin \u00f6nemli miktarda para tasarrufu yapmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flar.<\/p>\n

\u00d6zet:<\/strong> Eaton BD1520, 1 in\u00e7 boyutunda \u00e7ift konfig\u00fcrasyonlu (tandem devre kesici) bir cihazd\u0131r. Eaton BR serisi y\u00fck merkezleri i\u00e7in kullan\u0131m\u0131 tavsiye edilir. BD1520 kesiciler, panelde bir alan kullanan tek bir \u00fcnitede ayr\u0131 bir tek kutuplu 15 amper kesici ve tek kutuplu 20 amper kesici olacak \u015fekilde tasarlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. BD1520 kesici, tandem uyumlu olmayan panellerde kullan\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 engelleyen reddetme \u00f6zelli\u011fine sahip olmayan (non-CTL) bir kesici olarak s\u0131n\u0131fland\u0131r\u0131l\u0131r. Bu nedenle, panel ve bus bar derecelendirmesi uygun oldu\u011fu s\u00fcrece, tandem kesiciler i\u00e7in ayr\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olsun ya da olmas\u0131n herhangi bir panel yuvas\u0131nda kullan\u0131labilir.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Eaton BD1520 Asl\u0131nda Nedir: Onu Tan\u0131mlayan Teknik \u00d6zellikler<\/h2>\n

Eaton BD1520 sadece yap\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir 15 AMP ve 20 AMP kesici de\u011fildir. Ayn\u0131 zamanda belirli elektriksel ve mekanik \u00f6zelliklere sahip UL listeli m\u00fchendislik \u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fc bir cihazd\u0131r. Bu \u00f6zelliklerin baz\u0131lar\u0131, nerede kullan\u0131labilece\u011fini ve neyi koruyabilece\u011fini etkiler. A\u015fa\u011f\u0131daki tabloda verilen teknik \u00f6zellikler, cihaz sat\u0131n al\u0131nmadan veya kullan\u0131lmadan \u00f6nce bir elektrik\u00e7i, m\u00fcteahhit veya bilgili ev sahibi taraf\u0131ndan kontrol edilmelidir.<\/p>\n

\"Eaton<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Teknik \u00d6zellik<\/th>\nEaton BD1520 De\u011feri<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u00dcretici ve seri<\/strong><\/td>\nEaton \u2014 BR serisi (t\u00fcm Eaton BR y\u00fck merkezleri ve eski Cutler-Hammer, Bryant ve Westinghouse BR panelleri ile uyumlu)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kesici tipi<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00c7ift \/ tandem \u2014 tek bir 1 in\u00e7 g\u00f6vdede iki ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131z tek kutuplu kesici<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kutup konfig\u00fcrasyonu<\/strong><\/td>\nBir adet 15 amper tek kutuplu, bir adet 20 amper tek kutuplu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voltaj derecelendirmesi<\/strong><\/td>\n120\/240 V AC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kesme kapasitesi<\/strong><\/td>\n10 kAIC (10.000 Amper Kesme Kapasitesi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UL listesi<\/strong><\/td>\nUL 489 \u2014 dal devre a\u015f\u0131r\u0131 ak\u0131m korumas\u0131 i\u00e7in listelenmi\u015ftir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CTL durumu<\/strong><\/td>\nNon-CTL \u2014 tandem kesicilerin sadece belirlenmi\u015f tandem yuvalar\u0131nda kullan\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131 s\u0131n\u0131rlayan reddetme \u00f6zelli\u011fine sahip de\u011fildir. BR panelde herhangi bir yuvaya tak\u0131labilir, ancak toplam panel y\u00fck\u00fc ve bus bar derecelendirmesi NEC ve panel \u00fcreticisinin talimatlar\u0131na uygun olarak dikkate al\u0131nmal\u0131d\u0131r.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kablo kal\u0131nl\u0131\u011f\u0131 aral\u0131\u011f\u0131<\/strong><\/td>\n#14\u2013#4 AWG bak\u0131r veya al\u00fcminyum (y\u00fck terminalleri geni\u015f bir iletken boyutu aral\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kabul eder)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boyutlar<\/strong><\/td>\nStandart 1 in\u00e7 geni\u015fli\u011finde g\u00f6vde ba\u015f\u0131na; t\u00fcm Eaton BR y\u00fck merkezlerine uyar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BD1520'nin Uygun Oldu\u011fu ve Olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 Yerler<\/h2>\n

Eaton BD1520, belirli bir sorun i\u00e7in \u00f6zel olarak tasarlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r: dolu ancak yine de daha fazla 120 volt devreyi bar\u0131nd\u0131rabilecek yedek g\u00fcce sahip bir BR serisi panel. Bu durum, 100 amper veya 150 amper BR paneli olan eski bir evde, ev ofisi, garaj at\u00f6lyesi, birka\u00e7 mutfak prizi veya hatta bir banyo modernizasyonu i\u00e7in yeni bir devre kurulmas\u0131 gerekti\u011finde ortaya \u00e7\u0131kar\u2014t\u00fcm bunlar amperaj hesaplamalar\u0131 bu ek y\u00fck\u00fcn panelin izin verilen s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 i\u00e7inde kalaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6sterirken. BD1520 sat\u0131\u015f\u0131, panel i\u00e7inde tek bir bo\u015f yuva gerektirmeyen iki yeni devre\u201415 amper ve 20 amper\u2014sa\u011flar. M\u00fc\u015fterinin sadece bir veya iki devre kurmas\u0131 gerekti\u011fi durumlarda BD1520, birim maliyeti $25-50 olan ve kurulumu yetkin bir elektrik\u00e7i taraf\u0131ndan makul s\u00fcrede tamamlanabilecek kadar basit olan en ekonomik se\u00e7enektir.<\/p>\n

BD1520'nin t\u00fcm kurulumcular\u0131n bilmesi gereken baz\u0131 s\u0131n\u0131rlamalar\u0131 vard\u0131r. \u00d6ncelikle, 240 volt gerilim sa\u011flayabilme yetene\u011fi yoktur. Kesici, iki kutuplu kesicinin ayn\u0131 bus bar faz\u0131na ba\u011fl\u0131 olacak \u015fekilde tasarlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r, bu da \u00fcretilen gerilimin 0 volt oldu\u011fu anlam\u0131na gelir. Kurutucu, su \u0131s\u0131t\u0131c\u0131s\u0131, EV \u015farj cihaz\u0131 veya bir radyat\u00f6r gibi herhangi bir 240 volt cihaz, biti\u015fik yuvalardaki iki bus bar\u0131na ba\u011flanan \u00e7ift kutuplu bir kesici gerektirir. BD1520 yaln\u0131zca 120 volt seviyesinde \u00e7al\u0131\u015fabilir. Ayr\u0131ca, bu cihaz panelin toplam ta\u015f\u0131ma kapasitesini art\u0131rmaz. Maksimum kapasiteye ula\u015fm\u0131\u015f mevcut bir panele yeni devreler eklenirse, ana devre kesici atar veya bus bar a\u015f\u0131r\u0131 y\u00fcklenerek yang\u0131n tehlikesine yol a\u00e7abilir. Bu nedenle, tandem kesiciler kullan\u0131lsa bile yeni bir devre eklenmeden \u00f6nce NEC Madde 220'ye uygun hesaplamalar\u0131n yap\u0131lmas\u0131 zorunludur. Ayr\u0131ca, BD1520 yaln\u0131zca BR serisi panel kartlar\u0131na uyar, Eaton CH serisi panellerle uyumlu de\u011fildir. Panel \u00fczerindeki etiket nihai otoritedir ve kesici modeli panel i\u00e7in listelenmemi\u015fse kurulamaz. Panelin ek devre kabul edip edemeyece\u011fini belirleyen y\u00fck hesaplamas\u0131 i\u00e7in rehberimiz hangi boyutta devre kesiciye ihtiyac\u0131n\u0131z var<\/a> NEC tabanl\u0131 s\u00fcreci ad\u0131m ad\u0131m a\u00e7\u0131klar.<\/p>\n

BD1520'nin Alternatiflerle Kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131<\/h2>\n

The \u2192 The Eaton BD1520<\/strong> dolu bir panele devre eklemek i\u00e7in birka\u00e7 \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcmden biridir ve a\u015fa\u011f\u0131daki tablo ger\u00e7ek d\u00fcnya konut kurulumunda \u00f6nemli olan kriterler a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan en yayg\u0131n alternatiflerle kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131r\u0131r.<\/p>\n

\"BD1520'nin<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00c7\u00f6z\u00fcm<\/th>\nMaliyet (Yakla\u015f\u0131k, Kurulum Dahil)<\/th>\nEklenen Devreler<\/th>\n240 V Uyumlu mu?<\/th>\nEn \u0130yi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Eaton BD1520 \u00e7ift devre kesici<\/strong><\/td>\n$100\u2013$250 (kesici + kurulum i\u00e7in elektrik\u00e7i i\u015f\u00e7ilik)<\/td>\nTek bir panel yuvas\u0131ndan iki 120 V devre (biri 15 A, di\u011feri 20 A)<\/td>\nHay\u0131r<\/td>\nFiziksel olarak dolu ancak birka\u00e7 ek 120 V y\u00fck i\u00e7in elektriksel kapasitesi olan bir panel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eaton BR standart tandem kesici (\u00f6rne\u011fin, BR1515, BR2020)<\/strong><\/td>\n$80\u2013$200 kurulu<\/td>\nAyn\u0131 amperajda iki 120\u2011V devre (her ikisi de 15 A veya her ikisi de 20 A) tek bir panel yuvas\u0131ndan<\/td>\nHay\u0131r<\/td>\nAyn\u0131 derecelendirmeye sahip iki devreye ihtiya\u00e7 duyan bir panel, \u00f6rne\u011fin iki 15\u2011A ayd\u0131nlatma devresi veya iki 20\u2011A priz devresi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yeni \u00e7ift kutuplu kesici (bo\u015f bir yuva varsa)<\/strong><\/td>\n$100\u2013$300 tak\u0131l\u0131<\/td>\nBir 240\u2011V devre veya z\u0131t fazlarda iki 120\u2011V devre<\/td>\nEvet<\/td>\nBo\u015f yuvalar\u0131 olan ve 240\u2011V cihaz devresi veya ek 120\u2011V devrelere ihtiya\u00e7 duyan bir panel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt panel kurulumu<\/strong><\/td>\n$800\u2013$2,000 tak\u0131l\u0131<\/td>\nAlt panel boyutuna ba\u011fl\u0131 olarak 6\u201312 yeni devre<\/td>\nYes (if a double\u2011pole feeder breaker is used)<\/td>\nA panel that is physically full and that requires multiple additional circuits beyond what tandem breakers can provide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full panel upgrade (100 A to 200 A)<\/strong><\/td>\n$3,500\u2013$6,500 installed<\/td>\nA new 40\u2011space panel with capacity for all existing and future circuits<\/td>\nEvet<\/td>\nA panel that is electrically overloaded, obsolete, or hazardous; a home that is adding major loads (EV charger, heat pump, hot tub)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Installation and Code Compliance: What the Electrician Must Verify<\/h2>\n

Installing the Eaton BD1520<\/strong> is a straightforward job for a licensed electrician, but it requires the same safety procedures and the same code compliance as any other breaker installation. The electrician must verify that the panel is an Eaton BR\u2011series load centre (or a compatible legacy brand), that the panel’s load calculation confirms that the additional circuits will not exceed the panel’s or the bus bar’s rating, that the breaker is seated correctly on the bus bar\u2014the BD1520 clips onto the BR bus bar like any standard BR breaker\u2014and that the load wires are correctly sized for the circuit’s amperage (14 AWG copper for the 15\u2011A circuit, 12 AWG copper for the 20\u2011A circuit) and are torqued to the specification printed on the breaker body. The electrician must also ensure that the circuits are correctly labelled on the panel directory, and that the installation is permitted and inspected per the local code requirements. A BD1520 that is installed in a panel that is not listed for it, or that is installed without a load calculation that confirms the panel’s capacity, is a code violation and a fire risk\u2014and the breaker itself is not the hazard. The hazard is the installation that exceeds the panel’s design limits. For a deeper understanding of the certification that every breaker in a residential panel must carry, our article on UL 489 kesicileri nedir<\/a> explains the testing and listing requirements that the BD1520, and every other breaker in the panel, must meet.<\/p>\n

What the BD1520 Costs and Where to Buy It<\/h2>\n

The Eaton BD1520 is a product that one can get easily from various sources such as electrical supply houses, Home Depot and Lowe’s, and online electrical distributors. The price of the breaker by itself is between $25 and $50, depending on the store or the amount purchased. The cost of installation, along with the labor costs to install it, can bring the total cost from $100 to $250. The price of BD1520 is comparable with other tandem and duplex breakers of the same rating. If a homeowner wants to add two circuits to the full panel, the cost of installation of BD1520 would be around 5% – 15% of the complete cost of full panel replacement. Thus, it would be very attractive economically for those homeowners who have their old panels still in good condition and quite capable of taking new loads. As for the electrical contracting community and those who are engaged in panel-making, HUYU offers all types of circuit breakers – MCBs, RCBOs, and DC Breakers – that comply with international standards (IEC, UL, TUV, CE).For help selecting the correct breaker for any circuit, our guide on hangi boyutta devre kesiciye ihtiyac\u0131n\u0131z var<\/a> NEC tabanl\u0131 boyutland\u0131rma s\u00fcrecini ad\u0131m ad\u0131m a\u00e7\u0131klar.<\/p>\n

S\u0131k\u00e7a Sorulan Sorular<\/h2>\n

Can you replace a 15 amp breaker with a 20amp?<\/h3>\n

No, you should always check that the circuit wiring is rated for 20 amps. The installation of a 15-amp circuit breaker is usually done using the 14 AWG copper wire rated to carry that much load. The application of a 20 amp circuit breaker utilizing the 14-gauge is breaking the code as well as posing a danger of fire due to overheating of the wire not in time for the circuit breaker to work. A 20-amp breaker can work only when installed with 12 AWG or even thicker wire.<\/p>\n

Which breakers are interchangeable with Eaton?<\/h3>\n

The BR-Series breakers by Eaton are applicable with their BR load centers and the past models of Cutler Hammer, Bryant, and Westinghouse BR-series panels. The CH-series breakers can work with Eaton’s CH load centers along with older models of Cutler Hammer CH-series panel boards. The BR breakers and CH breakers are not interchangeable with the other types, nor are Eaton breakers certified for use in GE, Siemens, or Square D panel boards if they aren’t classified as such under UL. The panel label indicates which breakers to utilize.<\/p>\n

What is a BD circuit breaker?<\/h3>\n

The BD circuit breaker which is produced by Eaton BR series is basically made up of two separate single pole breakers of different amperage but brought together inside a single inch-sized frame. The designation BD is indicative of a non CTL tandem breaker which is compatible with any slot in a compatible BR panel. The BD 1520 model is one example of this device and has a pole rated 15 amperes and another rated 20 amperes.<\/p>\n

What is the lawsuit about Eaton arc fault breakers?<\/h3>\n

A class\u2011action lawsuit filed against Eaton in 2019 alleged that certain Eaton AFCI (Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter) breakers<\/strong> were defective, causing nuisance tripping and failing to detect actual arc faults. Eaton denied the allegations but agreed to a settlement in 2022 that provided compensation to affected consumers. The lawsuit involved specific AFCI breaker models and does not affect the standard thermal\u2011magnetic breakers such as the BD1520. A homeowner who is purchasing an Eaton AFCI breaker should verify the model number and the current product listing on the Eaton<\/a> website to ensure that the product is the latest design and is covered by the manufacturer’s current warranty.<\/p>\n

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