Two Pole Breaker

A circuit breaker is a safety device that shuts off when there s a current surge.

Two pole breaker.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. More buying choices 45 00 4 used new offers schneider electric 120 240 volt 50 amp hom250 miniature circuit breaker 120 240v 50a. Circuit breakers come in several styles including the standard single pole breakers that serve 120 volt household circuits and double pole breakers that take up two slots in a breaker box and serve 240 volt appliances a special kind of circuit breaker is the tandem breaker which is designed to allow two 120 volt circuits to be fit into a single slot in the circuit breaker box.

Double pole breakers have two hot wires that are connected by a single neutral wire. Ge q line 60 amp 2 in. The voltage from either leg to the neutral line is 120 volts but across the two hot legs is 240 volts which is double the 120 volt supply. Square d qo 20 amp 2 pole circuit breaker model qo220cp 22 68 22 68.

A two pole breaker consists of two breakers. Only 3 left in stock order soon. Square d by schneider electric qob250cp qo 50 amp two pole bolt on circuit breaker 5 0 out of 5 stars 4. It cannot be used to supply 240 volts to a single circuit.

These breakers can be used to serve two separate 120 volt circuits or they can serve a single 240 volt circuit such as your central ac s circuit. Free delivery with 45 order. Eaton ch 30 amp 2 pole circuit breaker with trip flag model chf230 19 23 19 23. A two pole breaker with two switches is an external trip breaker.

Free delivery with 45 order. Each one connects to one of the hot bus bars in the panel which makes the voltage of the circuit 240 volts. That means if there s a short circuit on either of the poles hot wires both trip. If one of the phases trips the switch on that phase will move toward the off position of the switch and force the second breaker off via the clip connecting them.

There is a clip binding the two switches together either plastic or metal. Two pole breakers control circuits for large appliances. Double pole circuit breaker model thql2160 9 56 9 56. Unlike a double pole breaker which serves a single 240 volt circuit a cheater serves two 120 volt circuits.

Also called a tandem slimline or twin breaker a cheater is a double breaker that takes up the space of a single pole breaker.