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Re: Keeping the main breaker from tripping

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Originally Posted by Cory View Post
It is to protect from uncontrolled discharge of the battery. The breaker protects whatever the branch circuit is.
So I'm guessing the reason it trips based on heat and not some sort of chip detecting high current is for lower price or some other manufacturing reason? In which case the residual heat is nothing more than a side effect. Well jeez, I'm surprised FIRST doesn't recommend cooling it down if what you say is true