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Duplex Cutler Hammer - BR2020 - Circuit Breaker

Product ID: B000H5YABI Condition: New

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Product Description

Primary function of a circuit breaker is to protect the wire from overheating (overload) and fault currents (short circuit)
Amperage - (2) 20 Amp
1 in. plug-on circuit breaker
Trips to center position - must turn off then turn back on
1-Pole, 20-Amps, 120/240-Volts

Circuit breakers protect the wires in your home from overheating (referred to as an overload) and fault currents (referred to as short circuits). The Eaton Cutler-Hammer 20/20 Amp 1 in. Duplex Type BR Circuit Breaker is also known as tandem breaker. Tandem breakers are convenient for adding circuits to a full load center and are sometimes used to reduce the physical size of the load center. This a non-circuit limiting breaker. The BR tandem line of breakers is intended for replacement purposes on load centers made prior to 1968.