Hi Rob,
You are remembering correctly--that SSU had the "push to reset button" on it-- the -3's and -4's have an "auto-reset" thermal, which was open bladed with an "adjustment screw". From what I gather, a small "short" on the line will eventually heat these up, so the "Geppetoes" either "adjusted them", bent the contacts together, or twisted them enough so that they would remain closed. Ron Rich