It has been my experience that GFI outlets & breakers and nearby HF RF
energy do not mix.
When the GFI devices detect any small amount of closeby RF - they open
up the AC circuit.
At the locations that where we employ HF RF, we had to take the GFI
devices out and replace them with conventional AC outlets and breakers.
Nice idea, but unworkable around HF RF, even at power levels of less
than 100 watts.
DRB
Gudguyham@aol.com wrote:
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>In a message dated 11/19/2005 10:50:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, r@somis.org
>writes:
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>As I understand it, arc-fault circuit breakers detect the RF energy
>from the arc and switch off the circuit. For amateur radio operators,
>this "improvement" should be even more interesting than GFI breakers.
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>No, they dont work that way. Here is
>how_http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/afcifac8.pdf_
>(http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/afcifac8.pdf)
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