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title: "What Is Federal Pacific panel? Electrical Glossary"
description: "A Federal Pacific panel is an older electrical panel made by Federal Pacific Electric (FPE) that uses Stab-Lok breakers."
url: https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/federal-pacific-panel
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Panels and service

# Federal Pacific panel

A Federal Pacific panel is an older electrical panel made by Federal Pacific Electric (FPE) that uses Stab-Lok breakers.

The CPSC closed a two-year investigation of FPE Stab-Lok breakers in 1983 because the data then available did not establish a serious risk of injury. Its testing did confirm that these breakers fail certain UL calibration test requirements. The agency says it made no determination on the safety of FPE breakers.

A licensed electrician can check whether a [breaker panel](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/breaker-panel) is an FPE model and advise on replacement. See [Stab-Lok](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/stab-lok) for the breaker name. The CPSC advice still applies: find out why a [circuit breaker](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/circuit-breaker) trips. See [Federal Pacific panels and aluminum wiring](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/guides/federal-pacific-panels-and-aluminum-wiring).

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## Related terms

-   [Stab-Lok](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/stab-lok)
-   [Breaker panel](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/breaker-panel)
-   [Circuit breaker](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/circuit-breaker)
-   [Aluminum wiring](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/aluminum-wiring)

## Sources

1.  [CPSC: Commission Closes Investigation Of FPE Circuit Breakers And Provides Safety Information For Consumers](https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/1983/Commission-Closes-Investigation-Of-FPE-Circuit-Breakers-And-Provides-Safety-Information-For-Consumers)
2.  [CPSC: Commission Closes Investigation Of FPE Circuit Breakers And Provides Safety Information For Consumers](https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/1983/Commission-Closes-Investigation-Of-FPE-Circuit-Breakers-And-Provides-Safety-Information-For-Consumers)

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