The Siemens SENTRON 5SY4206-8CC is a 2-pole miniature circuit breaker (MCB) rated 6 A at 35 °C with a D tripping characteristic, meaning it's built for loads with high inrush currents — think motor starters, small transformers, or lighting ballasts where the start-up spike would nuisance-trip a B or C curve. The D curve holds through a short-duration surge before opening on sustained overload. Its 10 kA breaking capacity per EN 60898 means it can safely interrupt a fault current up to that level at 440 V AC, which covers most industrial panel secondary circuits. Rated current derates with ambient temperature: 5.51 A at 40 °C, 5.25 A at 45 °C, 4.97 A at 50 °C, and 4.69 A at 55 °C. If your panel runs hot, size up accordingly.
Snaps onto a DIN rail via the quick assembly system — 2 modular width units (36 mm wide), 76 mm deep, 90 mm tall. Mounting position any, supply cord position any — no orientation restrictions.