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Originally Posted by Jared

The first is G3. Deliberately freezing a safety device so it does not operate as intended seems like it may qualify as an unsafe modification in the eyes of some inspectors. It also seems to violate R64, because it can easily be considered to be tampering, modifying, or adjusting. It's clear that they don't want you changing the "performance and specifications of the device".

By cooling the breaker you merely restore it to its rated current level. You don't get "bonus" current. You just aren't de-rating it due to it being hot (since it is a thermal switch).

By extension, you are against fans on motors?