Trip unit and electrical switching apparatus including a movable indicator to indicate selection of an arc reduction maintenance system current condition

An electrical switching apparatus comprising:

• separable contacts;
• an operating mechanism structured to open and close said separable contacts;
• a trip mechanism cooperating with said operating mechanism to trip open said separable contacts, said trip mechanism comprising:
• a housing comprising a first opening and a second opening,
• a sensor structured to sense a current flowing through said separable contacts and to provide a signal representative of said current,
• a selector switch disposed proximate the first opening of said housing, said selector switch being structured to select one of a number of predetermined instantaneous current conditions and a number of predetermined arc reduction maintenance system current conditions,
• a movable indicator cooperating with said selector switch, said movable indicator being disposed proximate the second opening of said housing, said movable indicator being structured to indicate whether one of said number of predetermined instantaneous current conditions or one of said number of predetermined arc reduction maintenance system current conditions is selected by said selector switch, and
• a trip circuit cooperating with said sensor and said selector switch to evaluate said signal representative of said current with respect to the selected one of said number of predetermined instantaneous current conditions and said number of predetermined arc reduction maintenance system current conditions, and responsively cause said operating mechanism to trip open said separable contacts.