
Manual motor starters (also known as motor protection circuit breakers or manual motor protectors) are electromechanical protection devices for the main circuit mainly used to switch motors manually ON/OFF and protect them fuseless against short-circuits, overloads and phase failures. Fuseless protection with a manual motor starter saves costs, space and ensures a quick reaction under short-circuit condition, by switching off the motor within milliseconds. Fuseless starter combinations are setup together with contactors.