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Breaking capacity is the headline number here: 187 kA at 240 V AC, 121 kA at 415/440 V, 75.6 kA at 500 V, and 3.7 kA at 690 V. That's a lot of fault-current muscle for a 63 A frame — it'll hold up in high-fault panels without cascading upstream, as long as the SCCR study supports it. Rated insulation voltage is 800 V, and the operating voltage goes to 690 V AC — so it's comfortable on 400/480 V systems with headroom.","metaTitle":"Siemens SENTRON 3VA2163-5JQ32-0AA0 MCCB, 63 A, 3-Pole, ETU56","metaDescription":"Siemens SENTRON 3VA2163-5JQ32-0AA0 molded case circuit breaker, 63 A continuous, 3-pole, ETU560 trip unit, 187 kA at 240 V. Active production. 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For a 480 V system, expect performance between those two figures — the electronic trip unit handles the coordination."},{"question":"Will 3VA2163-5JQ32-0AA0 drop into a panel that was specified around 3VA2063-8JQ42-0AA0?","answer":"Both are 3-pole 63 A SENTRON 3VA2 frames with the same 105 mm width and 181 mm height, so the mounting cutout and bus-bar spacing are identical. The 5JQ32 uses an ETU560 trip unit with communication; the 8JQ42 uses a different trip unit. Panel wiring and bus connections are a straight swap, but verify the trip-unit settings match your coordination study."},{"question":"How do I get pricing and availability for 3VA2163-5JQ32-0AA0?","answer":"Submit an RFQ through this listing. We source it through independent distribution channels and confirm current pricing and lead time at quote — no stock figures or prices are listed here because they change daily."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/siemens/3VA2163-5JQ32-0AA0","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/3VA2163-5JQ32-0AA0 when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-08-11T15:51:03.652Z","lastPublished":"2026-08-11T15:51:03.652Z","indexable":true}}