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The breaker measures 76.2 mm wide, 130 mm tall, and 70 mm deep — a standard 3-pole MCCB footprint that fits most Siemens SENTRON 3VA panelboards and third-party enclosures with a 3 x 25 mm busbar pitch. ## What the TM210 release means for coordination The TM210 designation indicates a fixed thermal-magnetic release with a 10x magnetic trip multiplier (the magnetic pickup is at 10 times the rated current, or 160 A for this 16 A frame). That gives good selectivity with downstream miniature circuit breakers rated up to about 16 A — the MCCB will hold during a fault on a branch MCB, letting the downstream device clear the fault first. For an electrical engineer doing a coordination study, this is the key parameter that determines whether the breaker cascades or selectively coordinates.","metaTitle":"Siemens 3VA1196-6ED36-0AA0 SENTRON MCCB, 16 A, 220 kA at 240","metaDescription":"Siemens 3VA1196-6ED36-0AA0 SENTRON molded case circuit breaker, 3-pole, 16 A rated at 40 °C, 220 kA interrupting capacity at 240 V. TM210 release, line protection. 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