GE 1", 2-pole breaker

[sw_ross]

I don't see a lot of GE panels in my area, so I'm not used to the breakers that are available.
The panel in the house I'm working in now has a 200-amp GE panel that it says is a 40 circuit panel, but that's only if you use the 1/2" breakers.

I see several 2-pole breakers in it (dryer, range, etc) that are the 1" style breaker. I haven't pulled one of them out to look closer at them.
How is a 1" 2-pole breaker able to "straddle" both phases on the buss bar? There are also several "normal" sized 2-pole breakers in the panel.

The reason I ask is that I need to add a couple of circuits and I want to change some of the normal sized breakers to the 1" 2-pole breakers to help make space for the circuits I need to add.

Also, do they make a 1/2" AFCI breaker? I'm assuming not...

 

[sameguy]

Not sure but side hooks were used by one manufacturer.

 

[LarryFine]

They work just like the inner half of quad breakers.

 

[sameguy]

The door of your load center should have accepted breakers shown.

 

[marmathsen]

Here are a couple pics showing how it works. The mounting clip on the bus is 90° from a full size breaker which is how they accomplish the CTL. To get 240V you need to bridge both phases.

Rob

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[Beaches EE]

Some GE panels do not have any horizontal stabs and others have it on some spaces to limit the total number of breakers. You need to check the buss and/or the diagram to see if your panel will accept the THQP breaker.