What does AF and at mean on Breakers?
AF refers to the ampere rating of the breaker frame and AT refers to the breaker trip rating in amps.
What is the ampere rating of a circuit breaker?
The standard for most household circuits are rated either 15 amps or 20 amps. An important note to remember is that circuit breakers can only handle about 80% of their overall amperage. That means a 15-amp circuit breaker can handle around 12-amps and a 20-amp circuit breaker can handle about 16 amps.
What are the standard circuit breaker sizes?
Standard sizes for fuses and fixed trip circuit breakers, per 240.6, are 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000, 1200, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3000, 4000 5000, and 6000 amps.
What does CU mean on breaker?
Copper
Electrical Abbreviations
| # | Number |
|---|---|
| CU | Copper |
| dB | Decibel |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DIA | Diameter |
What is the difference between AT and AF in electrical?
Electric Power Engineering Your “100AT” designates that the circuit breaker should be configured with a 100 Amp trip unit, or perhaps a trip unit that can be set at 100 Amps. A 100 AF breaker will be smaller than a 400 AF breaker.
What is the difference between Ampere trip and ampere frame?
Frame size gives the physical dimensions of the breaker case. Trips are the actual amps rating of the breaker.
How do I know what size circuit breaker I need?
To calculate the breaker size, simply divide the adjusted wattage by 240 volts to find the rated amperage needed for your subpanel. Often, the result is not a common circuit breaker size. and you can simply round up to the next higher size of the breaker.
How do I know what size breaker I need?
The general rule of thumb is that circuit breaker size should be 125% of the ampacity of cable and wire or the circuit which has to be protected by the CB.
What is a CU wire?
Most wire will be marked “CU” for copper, the most common conductor of residential electricity. Because electricity travels on the outside of copper wire, these wires are insulated to protect against fire and shock. Aluminum wire is more conductive than copper wire, but it also degrades faster.