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What is the difference between a contactor and a circuit breaker?

What is the difference between a contactor and a circuit breaker?

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Depending on the specific brand, model may be. Its sub-closing can be manually or electrically
There are some undervoltage, overvoltage and other protection functions
the main circuit breaker to do protection, its protection is currently more commonly used is the three sections of protection, both overload protection, short circuit short delay, short circuit long delay.
Circuit breaker is a protective effect, can extinguish the arc, there are sub-ability. Contactor is the use of coil to control the circuit on and off, contactor power, the normally open to close, long closed open, so to control.

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