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A device contained within an electrical circuit designed to interrupt the circuit when the current exceeds a preset value it is sometimes called a contact breaker Its function is to prevent fire or damage to the circuit or the devices on the circuit which could be caused by excess current such as that caused by a short circuit It differs from a fuse in not having a conducting element which melts see 2nd fuse n Circuit breakers are designed to be easily reset i e to reclose the circuit after it has been opened by the circuit breaker this is usually accomplished by simply moving a switch back and forth They are commonly used in buildings to protect individual electrical lines and are often contained in groups within a box called a circuit breaker panel which divides the current from a main electrical line into multiple circuits each protected by a separate circuit breaker Less commonly they may be found on individual devices...
Circuit breaker
Circuit breaker, means a device, capable of making and breaking the circuit under all conditions, and unless otherwise specified, so designed as to break the current automatically under abnormal conditions. [Indian Electricity Rules, 1956), R. 2 (1) (i)]...
Law breaker
Law breaker, means a person who violates or has violated the law, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 890....
scab
scab 1 : a worker who refuses to join a labor union 2 : a union member who refuses to strike or returns to work before a strike has ended 3 : a worker who accepts employment or replaces a union worker during a strike : strike breaker 4 : one who works for less than union wages or on nonunion terms ...
Breaker
One who or that which breaks...
Iconoclast
A breaker or destroyer of images or idols a determined enemy of idol worship...
Idoloclast
A breaker of idols an iconoclast...
Infractor
One who infracts or infringes a violator a breaker...
Make and break
Any apparatus for making and breaking an electric circuit a circuit breaker...
Breaking of arrestment
Breaking of arrestment, is the contempt of the law committed by an arrestee who disregards the arrestment used in his hands, and pays the sum or delivers the goods arrested to the debtor. The breaker is liable to the arrester in damages, Scots Law....
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