Double Pole Miniature Circuit Breaker

A circuit breaker is an automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by excess current from an overload or short circuit its basic function is to interrupt current flow after a fault is detected.

Double pole miniature circuit breaker. Unlike a fuse which operates once and then must be replaced a circuit breaker can be reset either manually or automatically to resume. Circuit breakers come in several styles including the standard single pole breakers that serve 120 volt household circuits and double pole breakers that take up two slots in a breaker box and serve 240 volt appliances a special kind of circuit breaker is the tandem breaker which is designed to allow two 120 volt circuits to be fit into a single slot in the circuit breaker box. Wiring a double pole switch. Mcb breaker input line load side connection.

A different type of doubled up breaker is a quad breaker which serves two 240 volt circuits but is the same width as a standard double pole breaker. Double pole single throw rocker switches. 20 amp double pole switch. They have two different tripping mechanisms the delayed thermal tripping mechanism for overload protection and the magnetic tripping mechanism for short circuit protection.

A circuit breaker that is connected to a 110 volt circuit is called a single pole breaker. Only 1 left in stock order soon. We ll take a closer look at the differences between each of these breakers and discuss when you should use one over the other. Huge square d double throw three pole safety knife switch.

Free shipping and free returns on prime eligible items. Buy siemens plastic 32a 2 pole miniature circuit breaker white and grey online at low price in india on amazon in. It cannot be used to supply 240 volts to a single circuit. 11 29 5 used new offers.

How to replace a 2 gang double light switch. Provide 240 volts 20 60 amps and have two hot wires that share one neutral wire. Miniature circuit breakers ensure electrical safety in multiple applications. Unlike a double pole breaker which serves a single 240 volt circuit a cheater serves two 120 volt circuits.