The Siemens 3RV2311-1AC10 is a SIRIUS-brand circuit breaker designed specifically for starter combinations — meaning it's built to sit upstream of a contactor in a motor-starting assembly, not as a standalone feeder breaker. Its 100 kA breaking capacity at 400 V AC (also 100 kA at 240 V, 500 V, and 690 V) means it can safely interrupt very high fault currents without cascading damage upstream in the panel — a critical spec when the transformer or bus rating is high.
Any mounting position works. Screw terminals on the main circuit accept 2x (0.75 to 2.5 mm²) solid/stranded or 2x 4 mm² — M3 thread for the main contacts.
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No ground-fault or phase-failure detection built in — those are handled externally if needed.
