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Isolator Module

An SLC device that opens the loop on either side of a short circuit so the rest of the addressable loop keeps working. Required to meet Class X and often used to limit the devices lost to one fault.

NFPA 72: 12.3, 23.6.1

Section numbers vary by edition — confirm in the edition your AHJ has adopted.

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