ABB / General Electric TQD32200 Molded Case Circuit Breaker

It is engineered for bolt-on installation in ABB and legacy General Electric A-Series and Spectra Series panelboards. Depending on your exact interior layout, you may require specific mounting hardware kits, such as the ASPTQD3P for A-Series panels or the AMC6QD for Spectra Series plug-in styles.

Both models share the same physical dimensions and Q-Line footprint, but they differ in short-circuit interrupting capacity. The standard TQD32200 is rated at 10kAIC, while the THQD32200 is a high-interrupting variant built to handle up to 22kAIC at 240VAC.

Yes. Following the acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions by ABB, legacy GE Q-Line breakers are manufactured and supported under the ABB brand. They retain the exact same physical dimensions, bolt-on layout, and UL certifications for safe replacement in existing GE panels.

The 'WL' suffix indicates that the breaker was shipped with wire lugs factory-installed on both the line and load sides. Standard TQD-frame breakers generally include these factory lugs unless they are ordered specifically for specialized bus-connected applications.

No. This breaker features fixed thermal and fixed magnetic elements with a completely non-interchangeable trip unit. Overcurrent thresholds are calibrated at the factory and cannot be altered or swapped with modular rating plugs.

The common trip bar ensures that if an overload or short circuit occurs on any single phase, the internal mechanism will mechanically force all three poles to open simultaneously. This instantly disconnects all conductors, preventing downstream motors from operating under dangerous single-phasing conditions.

LI stands for Long-Time and Instantaneous. The long-time thermal element protects against sustained conductor overcurrents and overheating, while the instantaneous magnetic element responds immediately to rapidly clear high-level short-circuit faults.