Recloser

An electro-mechanical device that can react to a Fault by interrupting electrical flow and automatically reconnecting it a short time later. Reclosers function as circuit interrupters on a Feeder and are located throughout a Distribution Network to prevent a temporary Fault from causing a longer-term outage.

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