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No undervoltage release, no shunt trip, no communication module — this is a straight-ahead thermal-magnetic breaker for basic overcurrent and short-circuit protection. ## Thermal performance and panel fit At 60 °C and 65 °C it derates to 15 A; at 70 °C it stays at 15 A. No ground-fault monitoring, no communication function — this is the base-line-protection variant.","metaTitle":"Siemens 3VA1196-4EE36-0AA0 SENTRON MCCB, 16 A, 3-Pole, 121 k","metaDescription":"Siemens SENTRON 3VA1196-4EE36-0AA0 molded case circuit breaker, 16 A continuous, 3-pole, TM220 trip unit. Breaking capacity 121 kA at 240 V. Active production. 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