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Short #79 - Circuit Breaker Facts
In this short podcast episode, Bryan talks about circuit breaker facts. He also explains why they trip, what they do, and some different types and considerations.
Circuit breakers break the circuit during an overcurrent situation. These do NOT handle all overloads, such as locked rotor amps (LRA); these handle significant overloads, such as shorts (when current takes undesigned paths). In air conditioning, we can size our fuses and circuit breakers a bit larger than usual, which prevents tripping from small spikes instead of truly dangerous or prolonged overload conditions.
There are thermal…
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