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Pole Breaker

A pole breaker, also called a circuit breaker, is an electrical component designed to automatically trip, or open, a circuit when the circuit reaches an overload or a fault condition. Circuit breakers can be reset, either manually or automatically based on the design of the breaker. Circuit breakers are characterized by the number of breaker poles it has, with one breaker pole dedicated to each live conductor.