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For a 16 A breaker, the thermal pickup follows a standard inverse-time curve — it'll hold 16 A indefinitely in a 40 °C ambient and trip faster as current rises. The magnetic instantaneous pickup is fixed, usually around 10–12 times In for this class, so it clears hard faults in under a cycle. ## Panel fit and environment The 3VA1196-5GD46-0AA0 measures 130 mm high, 101.6 mm wide, and 70 mm deep. Power dissipation at rated current is 10.6 W — that's the heat you need to account for in your enclosure thermal calculation. No trip indicator on this variant, so you won't get a visual flag when it trips; you'll need to check the handle position or add an auxiliary contact.","metaTitle":"Siemens 3VA1196-5GD46-0AA0 SENTRON MCCB, 16 A, 4-Pole, TM210","metaDescription":"Siemens 3VA1196-5GD46-0AA0 SENTRON 4-pole molded case circuit breaker, 16 A continuous, TM210 thermal-magnetic trip, 187 kA breaking at 240 VAC. 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It's a basic thermal-magnetic line-protection breaker with fixed settings."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/siemens/3VA1196-5GD46-0AA0","citationPolicyUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/llms.txt","source":"AO Ctrl","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"AO Ctrl\" and link https://aoctrl.com/siemens/3VA1196-5GD46-0AA0 when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-09-02T08:15:54.622Z","lastPublished":"2026-09-02T08:15:54.622Z","indexable":true}}