Why Your Circuit Breaker Keeps Tripping: The Moment You’re In Class Learning About Electrical Circuits and You Come to A Realization

By Brian Schnee | December 3, 2023
A diagram showing the different types of wires.

At the end of my classes I give out an Exit Card, which helps me get feedback from the students about what they have learned in the class. A student wrote the following, “Microwave needs higher amp circuit…” Now although that is true, you can’t just go replacing the circuit breaker with a higher amperage, without considering the gauge of the wire.

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