PowerBack 20kVA / 200A Temporary Power Restoration Device
Wheeled service saver for 200A homes and light commercial
The PowerBack PB20K is a dual-trip service saver (also referred to as add-a-phase, phase restoration, auto cart, or add-a-leg) that restores a missing hot leg or missing neutral on 120/240V or 120/208V single-phase service. Roll it off the truck, connect it at the meter with a single-turn adapter, and put the service back on balanced power in minutes. 20 kVA. 200A recommended service. 160A breaker. 105°C winding shunt trip. 130 lbs. Designed by linemen, for linemen in Shelton, Connecticut.
Key advantages
- Dual-trip protection: Two independent trip paths. Path 1 is the 160A breaker – it opens on high current (short or severe overload). Path 2 is a 105°C sensor at the transformer winding that shunt-trips the same breaker if the core and copper overheat while current is still under the breaker rating. A breaker alone does not see slow heat from load, blocked airflow, ambient temperature, or solar export. Dual-trip does. If either path fires, PowerBack disconnects itself. Leave it on-site with confidence.
- Light enough to roll: 130 lbs on a compact stainless cart. One or two people can get it off the truck and to the meter on most lots.
- Puncture-proof tires: Foam-filled, never-flat / airless tires. Driveways, gravel, mud, and storm debris will not drop the cart on a flat.
- Single-turn meter adapter: Works on ring-type and ringless meter bases. Neutral included. One turn, meter goes back on. No temporary overhead.
- Digital voltmeter: Input/output voltage at the cart so the crew confirms 120V hot-to-neutral and 240V hot-to-hot before they leave.
- Optional GFI: Defeat switch for wet sites, occupied buildings, or longer sits.
- Optional GPS: Track the cart after you leave it on a ticket.
Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Model | PB20K |
| Power rating | 20 kVA |
| Recommended service | 200A |
| Breaker | 160A |
| Service type | 120/240V or 120/208V, 3-wire, single-phase |
| Restores | Missing hot or missing neutral (not both) |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Size | 29″ × 22″ × 13″ |
| Enclosure | NEMA 4 stainless wheeled cart |
| Tires | Foam-filled, puncture-proof / never-flat |
| Design | High-efficiency toroidal autotransformer |
| Thermal protection | 105°C winding shunt trip |
| Connection | Single-turn meter adapter, 200A – ring and ringless |
| Metering | Digital input/output voltmeter |
| Grounding | Meter-pan ground |
| Options | GFI, GPS |
| Origin | Shelton, Connecticut, USA |
| Lead time | 1–2 weeks |
| Warranty | 3 years |
Why crews spec the PB20K
- Covers the 200A residential and light-commercial ticket
- Dual-trip so the unit can sit until the buried repair is scheduled
- 130 lb roll-on in the same 29″ × 22″ × 13″ footprint as the 15 kVA
- Fast meter-adapter landing — customers back online in minutes, the dig becomes planned work, and SAIDI stays intact
Ideal applications
- Larger homes up to 200A
- Small business / light commercial
- Underground cable faults
- Storm and planned-outage support where the path to the meter is rollable
How it connects
Remove the meter. Land the adapter on a ring-type or ringless base. Lock it one turn. Set the meter back on. Read the digital voltmeter – 120V hot-to-neutral, 240V hot-to-hot – then leave the unit in place. Dual-trip watches overcurrent and winding temperature until the crew comes back for the permanent fix.
Need a PB20K 20kVA / 200A wheeled service saver?
Call (203) 954-0050 or request a quote. We will spec optional GFI, optional GPS, and the adapter head to the sockets you run.
bridgeport –
Great product. Our crews have been standardized on Powerback for a number of years now. Easy to handle, the tires are never-flat, the meter head is the easiest single turn I have seen on the market.