I went on a troruble call today for a breaker tripping on an outdoor sign. The breaker did not slam like a direct short so upon amping I found that it will hold 60 amps for a couple of seconds. I know that a breaker will hold a large overload for a time due to inverse trip characteristics but could not find any tables in the NEC ( 99 version I believe, it's in the truck and too lazy to go check). I have seen some info on this but can't remember where I found it. Would like to know so I can better explain it to the customer other than , yep they'll hold for a while. Thanks guys.
