Yes, I believe that the issue is more one of susceptibility to RFI
rather than the breakers being the cause of RFI. And yes, EATON
certainly did have a problem, to the point they were replacing breakers
free if you put in a claim. If I remember correctly, the problematic
breakers had a yellow dot and the replacement design has a white dot.
Any newly purchased breakers should be fine.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 3/16/2023 10:29 AM, w6rgs@cox.net wrote:
Hi Gene,
Several years ago I upgraded the wiring in my home. California code
required AFCI breakers for several circuits. I purchased Eaton AFCI
units and they worked well, except when I got on the radio.
Unfortunately, on transmit, they would all trip. Eaton received lots
of complaints from other consumers and finally came up with a unit
that wasn't affected by RFI. You might consider a call to Eaton tech
support for an update or speak to an electrician who has recently used
this brand. Or, perhaps someone here has had more recent experience
than I have.
Best of luck. Bill W6RGS
On 3/16/2023 9:27 AM, Gene Smar via TowerTalk wrote:
Gents:
I'm having my electric service panel in our home replaced and
wanted to ask if any of you have had experience, either good or bad,
with code-required arc-fault circuit interrupters and related RFI? I
believe I read somewhere (here, possibly?) that either these or
GFCI's were problematic in generating RFI, especially on the
lowbands. I'd like to make sure I don't make things worse for myself
by allowing the electrician to install the wrong AFCI design or brand.
Many thanks.
73 deGene Smar AD3F
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