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MCB Switching off curve

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PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2005 12:40 pm    Post Subject:
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Could somebody explain to me the difference between MCB switching off curves A, B & C?
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PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2005 12:50 pm    Post Subject:
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afaict there is no type A

basically a mcb has two parts

the thermal trip is the same between a B a C and a D of the same rating and deals with relatively small but sustained overloads.

the magnetic trip is designed to take out short cuircuits and it either trips or it doesn't. If the magnitic trip point is hit the breaker will trip extremely fast (0.1 sec is the standard iirc but some manufacturers claim even faster). The type of the breaker determines how many times the rated current is needed to take out the magnetic trip

B is 3-5 times C is 5-10 times and D is 10-20 times.

A lower fast trip point makes cuircuit design to meet earth fault loop requirements easier but can cause nusense tripping with some loads (b6 breakers on lighting cuircuits are well known for this issue).
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PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2005 6:00 pm    Post Subject:
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As Breezer says, it's amazing what info you can find in the For Reference topic....

http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=76467#76467

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:29 am    Post Subject:
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of minature circuit breakers?
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Compared to a chocolate cake, an MCB doesn't taste so good (disadvantage) but is better at cutting electrical overloads or short circuits (advantage)
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JohnD wrote:
Compared to a chocolate cake, an MCB doesn't taste so good (disadvantage) but is better at cutting electrical overloads or short circuits (advantage)


I find victoria sponge better at cutting overloads than a choccy cake...must be the jam...

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Surely currant buns are the best for that purpose?

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ban-all-sheds wrote:
Surely currant buns are the best for that purpose?


shouldn't that be a current bun? icon_wink.gif
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RF Lighting wrote:
ban-all-sheds wrote:
Surely currant buns are the best for that purpose?


shouldn't that be a current bun? icon_wink.gif


That's a shocking joke icon_lol.gif

I'll just get me' coat...
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RF Lighting wrote:
ban-all-sheds wrote:
Surely currant buns are the best for that purpose?


shouldn't that be a current bun? icon_wink.gif

No - it's a homophonic pun.

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homophonic bun, you mean.
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ban-all-sheds wrote:
No - it's a homophonic pun.


Sorry I don't know what that word means.
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A pun is a humerous wordplay with words that sound the same.

"Homophonic" means sounds the same.
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But are spelled differently.

Can also be homographic - same spelling, different meanings, e.g. "Being in politics is just like playing golf: you are trapped in one bad lie after another."

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