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BR 2-30 Amp 2 Pole BQ (Independent Trip) Quad Circuit Breaker
Description
Circuit breakers protect the wires in your home from overheating (referred to as an overload) and fault currents (referred to as short circuits). The Eaton Cutler-Hammer Quadplex or Quad type Circuit Breaker is designed to create (4) circuits in (2) spaces. This allows for 240-Volt circuits. The BQ style breaker has an independent trip as well as a rejection tab feature. These breakers are designed for use in BR type load centers and should be installed only in panel positions that have notchedFirsthand experiences
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holeydonut
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wwhitney
That seems short sighted, since the Powerwall 2 with Backup Gateway 2 installation manual says on page 28: "The Internal Panelboard is 200 A-rated and supports 6x 1" breaker spaces ... ... more
Discussed in I live in a condo. The main breaker is only 70A. Now what? in the Tesla Motors Club community
Ulmo
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