[RFI] Arc-fault breakers

K9MA k9ma at sdellington.us
Mon Feb 24 14:44:42 EST 2020


Ordinary ground fault interrupters do that. Some of them are sensitive 
to RF, too.

Arc fault interrupters, in addition, are supposed to detect arcing, 
which can start a fire. That's a good thing. Unfortunately, they also 
seem to be very good at detecting RF.

73,
Scott K9MA

On 2/24/2020 13:37, tony.kaz at verizon.net wrote:
> Isn't the main purpose to prevent getting shocked, particularly where there
> is a potential for a wet area?
> I have had GFI outlets and breakers for years and never a problem with
> tripping, when they weren't supposed to trip. And I run full power at times
> from 10-160M. Once a year I use the GFI tester to check that they are all
> working.
> 73,
> N2TK, Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RFI <rfi-bounces+tony.kaz=verizon.net at contesting.com> On Behalf Of
> K9MA
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 2:20 PM
> To: rfi at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RFI] Arc-fault breakers
>
> One has to wonder, for all the trouble these things have caused, how many
> fires they've actually prevented.
>
> 73,
> Scott K9MA
>
>
> On 2/24/2020 12:31, MICHAEL ST ANGELO wrote:
>> Howard,
>>
>> Would you know the and model of these breakers? Maybe some models are more
> susceptable than others.
>> Thanks
>>
>> Mike N2MS
>>
>>> On February 24, 2020 at 9:44 AM Howard Lester <howard220 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>>
>>>    Most of the supplied breakers appear to be Eaton. The ones added in the
> attic are, I think, Leviton.
>>> Howard N7SO
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