SUPPOSE A CIRCUIT BREAKER HAS TRIPPED THE THE LINE WHEN A
FAULT OCCUR ON IT.NOW WHEN THE FAULT HAS BEEN CLEARED, HOW
THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WILL CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY NOT MANUALLY.

Answer Posted / gavin

Circuit breaker miniture as found in a consumer unit or
air as in a switch panel. MCB will not auto reclose as per
BS7671.
ACB will auto reclose using shunt coil but not if earth
fault is not reset first manually

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