The operating principle of the 15AM is both simple and effective.

At the heart of the protector is a Klixon® bimetal snapation disc.

When the temperature of this disc reaches its precalibrated temperature it snaps open, resulting in an open circuit.

This temperature is reached during a fault condition, caused by either an increase in ambient temperature, in increase in current flowing thru the disc, or a combination of both.

After the 15AM breaks the circuit, the system cools and the 15AM automatically resets allowing power to be restored in the circuit.

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