A question about the main breaker in a house breaker panel. I googled and found no real answer. For a big one say 100-200 amps is it actually a breaker? Or is it just a switch. I always called it the main breaker but that is just the vocabulary I learned over time. If it was a fuse block it would be called a disconnect since it is physically pulled out and totally disconnected. It does not really matter either way I would just like to know.
I have a Square D circuit breaker on my desk right now. I see nothing that says it is a overload breaker. Just the maximum amps it can disconnect about 10,000 and it meets FCC regulations about interference.
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