Usually an Electronic Circuit Breaker is composed of three components: a MOSFET, MOSFET controller, and a current sense resistor. Linear Technology's LTC4213 is a new type of circuit breaker that ...

The 15-amp and 20-amp breakers often handle baseboard heaters, 30-amp serve water heaters and electric dryers, 40- and 50-amp are for electric ranges, and the 70-amp could serve a large air ...

Millions of U.S. and Canadian homes were built with circuit breaker panels that one expert has questioned as a potential fire hazard. Issues about Federal Pacific Electric’s “Stab-Lok ...

This is a feature of many electronic-trip circuit breakers, and is not intentionally provided on standard thermal-magnetic, molded-case units. The final region is the “long-time region,” operating in ...

According to a notice from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Schneider Electric is recalling approximately 1.4 million of its circuit breaker boxes—also referred to as “electric ...

A new circuit breaker has been designed with current ratings up to 50A in a package smaller than mil spec MS 24571 and 10% lighter than most competing devices. Rated from 1A to 50A, the 4140 ...