Definition:
If you had a fuses instead of circuit breakers, your fuse would "blow" when overloaded.
If you had a fuses instead of circuit breakers, your fuse would "blow" when overloaded.
Well a circuit breaker "trips", or shuts off and stops the flow of electricity through an electrical circuit when it senses more current flowing through it than it's supposed to have. By tripping, the circuit breaker protects the circuit and its wiring from overheating and causing damage including fire.
When a breaker trips you need to determine why the circuit breaker tripped and then reset the circuit breaker, turning it back on.
Also Known As: trip, popped, blown
