Thread: Using CIMs at 30 amps?
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Unread 26-01-2014, 00:34
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Re: Using CIMs at 30 amps?
The breaker rules are written to protect wire and nothing else. Should a branch circuit using #12 wire (or larger) short for any reason, the wire feeding the branch will not melt or catch on fire with a 40 amp (or smaller) breaker. Circuit breakers do not limit the current flow they simply open when the specified trip current is exceeded. However, a six CIM shooter sounds like something I would like to see work. It scares me but I still would like to see it.
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