Master question of the day · 13 November 2026

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Overcurrent Protection

A 225-ampere feeder breaker supplies a panelboard of 60-ampere branch breakers, each with an instantaneous pickup of 600 A. A fault just past a branch breaker draws 2,000 A. The feeder breaker's instantaneous pickup can be set at 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 times its rating. Ignoring tolerance bands, what is the lowest setting at which that fault will not trip the feeder breaker instantaneously?

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