A recloser has the ability to reclose up to ______ times to determine if the fault is permanent or temporary.

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A recloser tests whether a fault is temporary or permanent by cycling power a limited number of times after a fault. It opens to interrupt the fault, then attempts to close again after short delays. If the fault clears, service is restored on one of the closes. If the fault persists, it repeats the close/open cycle up to the configured limit. After the final unsuccessful attempt, the recloser goes to lockout and stays open until manually reset. Four reclose attempts is a common configuration, balancing the need to restore service for temporary faults with the need to avoid endless cycling for permanent faults. Other counts are used in some systems, but four is the standard reflected in this question.