Re: Home circuit breaker box question


"Stan" <stanleyh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Dr. Anton T. Squeegee <SpammersAreVermin@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> }(snip)
> }For starters, circuit breakers don't work reliably in reverse.
>
> Explain please...what's inside a curcuit breaker that needs to
> have the AC connected to the LINE to not malfunction?

I would never wire one backwards, however they should work either way. They
are more subtle than most people know however.

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