Mcmaster 5789T206 DIN-Rail Mount Branch Circuit Breaker C Trip Type, 2 Pole-Toggle Style

Mcmaster 5789T206 DIN-Rail Mount Branch Circuit Breaker C Trip Type, 2 Pole-Toggle Style

Mount these circuit breakers directly to DIN rail to protect equipment and wiring in an area of your facility from overloads and short circuits. They meet UL 489 requirements for branch circuit protection and are certified as current limiting, so they protect equipment by minimizing passing current during a short circuit. Because they are thermal-magnetic, these breakers trip two ways. They either trip when heat is generated slowly by consistent low-level overload current, or they trip quickly when the magnetic coil senses a high-current short circuit.

Breakthrough current is the maximum current that the circuit breaker can safely stop in the event of a short circuit.

C-trip circuit breakers are the most common. They’re best for applications such as lighting and control panels, where equipment startup causes a moderate spike in current. They won’t trip until a rush of current reaches 5 to 10 times their rated current.