Circuit breakers

Circuit breakers

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Circuit breakers

individually-mounted circuit breaker

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

A circuit breaker so mounted that it cannot be removed without removing primary and sometimes secondary connections and/or mounting supports.

handle rating

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

Continuous current rating.

ground-fault pickup

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

The level of ground-fault current at which the trip system begins timing.

ground-fault module

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

An electronic accessory used in combination with thermal-magnetic circuit breakers to provide branch circuit ground-fault protection and ground-fault indication.

ground-fault delay

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

The length of time the circuit breaker trip unit will delay before initiating a trip signal to the circuit breaker after a ground fault has been detected.