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bnekre
May 12, 2010, 01:36 PM
Do disconnects have AIC ratings or does the fuse carry the rating?

tkrussell
May 12, 2010, 02:25 PM
All equipment that handles overcurrent protection devices have an AIC rating, see safety switches here:

http://www.geindustrial.com/catalog/buylog/02_BL.pdf

Makes sense, if an OCPD can be destructive from incorrect AIC rating, so could the device that holds an OCPD.