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Circuit Breaker. An instanta- neous trip circuit breaker that is part of a listed combination motor controller.

(5) Self-Protected Combination Controller. Listed self- protected combination controller.

(6) Manual Motor Controller. Listed manual motor

controllers additionally marked "Suitable as Motor Disconnect" shall be permitted as a disconnecting means where installed between the final motor branch- circuit short-circuit protective device and the motor. Listed manual motor controllers additionally marked "Suitable as Motor Disconnect" shall be permitted as disconnecting means on the line side of the fuses permitted in 430.52(C)(5). In this case, the fuses permitted in 430.52(C)(5) shall be considered supplementary fuses, and suitable branch-circuit short- circuit and ground-fault protective devices shall be installed on the line side of the manual motor controller additionally marked "Suitable as Motor Disconnect."

(7) System Isolation Equipment. System isolation equipment shall be listed for disconnection purposes. System isolation equipment shall be installed on the load side of the overcurrent protection and its disconnecting means. The disconnecting means shall be one of the types permitted by 430.109(A)(1) through (A)(3).

(B) Stationary Motors of Vs Horsepower or Less. For stationary motors of Vs hp or less, the branch-circuit over-current device shall be permitted to serve as the disconnecting means.

(C) Stationary Motors of 2 Horsepower or Less. For stationary motors rated at 2 hp or less and 300 volts or less, the disconnecting means shall be permitted to be one of the devices specified in (1), (2), or (3):

(1) A general-use switch having an ampere rating not less than twice the full-load current rating of the motor

(2) On ac circuits, a general-use snap switch suitable only for use on ac (not general-use ac-dc snap switches) where the motor full-load current rating is not more than 80 percent of the ampere rating of the switch

(3) A listed manual motor controller having a horsepower rating not less than the rating of the motor and marked "Suitable as Motor Disconnect"

(D) Autotransformer-Type Controlled Motors. For mo tors of over 2 hp to and including 100 hp, the separate disconnecting means required for a motor with an autotransformer-type controller shall be permitted to be ageneral-use switch where all of the following provisions are met:

(1) The motor drives a generator that is provided with overload protection.

(2) The controller is capable of interrupting the locked- rotor current of the motors, is provided with a no voltage release, and is provided with running over- load protection not exceeding 125 percent of the motor full-load current rating.

(3) Separate fuses or an inverse time circuit breaker rated or set at not more than 150 percent of the

motor full-load current is provided in the motor branch circuit.
(E) Isolating Switches. For stationary motors rated at more than 40 hp dc or 100 hp ac, the disconnecting means shall be permitted to be a general-use or isolating switchwhere plainly marked "Do not operate under load."

(F) Cord-and-Plug-Connected Motors. For a cord- and-plug-connected motor, a horsepower-rated attachment plug and receptacle having ratings no less than the motor ratings shall be permitted to serve as the