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Posted By: chris_jackson circuit breaker - 04/28/20 10:42 AM
Is a surge protector the same as a circuit breaker?
Posted By: gfretwell Re: circuit breaker - 04/28/20 09:47 PM
Not even close. A surge protector clamps the voltage (essentially shorting it out) at some predetermined level. That might also involve tripping a circuit breaker but the breaker is doing what breakers do, detecting overloads and short circuit current, two different things handled by different parts of the breaker.
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