[AMPS] CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR TRANSFORMER PRIMARY CIRCUIT

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>
>Can anyone recommend a suitable panel-mount 2-pole circuit breaker for the 
>240V primary circuit of a high-voltage transformer power supply? There are 
>so 
>many different types of circuit breakers available : Magnetic -Hydraulic, 
>Thermal - Magnetic, medium-delay etc. the choice can be confusing. I would 
>assume an instantaneous acting Magnetic-Hydraulic would be the best but even 
>those seem to have different time-delay settings in catalogs I have looked 
>at. Grainger seems to have a good selection but the catalog listings are 
>confusing. I would guess a 20-25 amp rating would be good for a last line of 
>defense and compatible with the ratings of my house wiring. Thanks for any 
>suggestions. 73 Todd Roberts WD4NGG .
>
//  With the 18 - 20 db amplifiers that I built, I trusted the 
electric-mains' junction-box breakers to open if there was a problem.  It 
works.  

cheers

-  R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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