BR 1-15 Amp Single Pole and 1-20 Amp Single Pole Tandem Non-CTL Circuit Breaker by Eaton

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 15/20 Amp 1 in. Duplex Type BR Circuit Breaker is also known as tandem breaker. Tandem breakers are convenient for adding circuits to a full load center and are sometimes used to reduce the physical size of the load center. This a non-circuit limiting breaker. The BR tandem line of breakers is intended for replacement purposes on load centers made prior to 1968.

• Primary function of a circuit breaker is to protect the wire from overheating (overload) and fault currents (short circuit)
• Amperage – (1) 15 Amp and (1) 20 Amp
• 1 in. plug-on circuit breaker
• Trips to center position – must turn off then turn back on
• For use in type BR load centers
• Interrupt rating – 10 kAIC
• Voltage rating is 120/240V
• Wire size – #14-4 AWG Cu/Al at 60°C or 75°C
• BR duplex circuit breakers are a replacement breaker for enclosures manufactured prior to 1968 with un-notched stabs