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The 86 mm depth, 140 mm width, and 181 mm height put it in a standard 3VA2 frame size. It's a panel-mount device, not a plug-in — you'll bolt it to a mounting plate and wire it through lugs or busbars. The ETU320 trip unit is electronic, not thermal-magnetic — it draws a small auxiliary power from the line side and gives you more precise long-time and short-time pickup adjustments for selective coordination. Power loss is 19.7 W maximum at rated load. That's moderate for a 160 A frame — account for it in your enclosure thermal calculation, but it won't drive a fan requirement on its own.","metaTitle":"Siemens 3VA2116-8HL42-0AA0 SENTRON MCCB, 160 A, 4-Pole, ETU3","metaDescription":"Siemens 3VA2116-8HL42-0AA0 SENTRON molded case circuit breaker, 160 A continuous, 4-pole, ETU320 electronic trip unit. Breaking capacity 440 kA at 240 V. Current production. 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It's a standard 3VA2 frame size for panel-mount installation."},{"question":"What trip unit does 3VA2116-8HL42-0AA0 use?","answer":"It uses the ETU320 electronic overcurrent release, which provides adjustable thermal and magnetic trip settings for selective coordination with downstream breakers."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/siemens/3VA2116-8HL42-0AA0","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/3VA2116-8HL42-0AA0 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}}