http://newyorkrenovator.com/2009/06/arc-fault-circuit-breakers.html Renovating an 1855 home in Upstate NY Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:06:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://newyorkrenovator.com/2009/06/arc-fault-circuit-breakers.html/comment-page-1#comment-33641 Tim Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:48:43 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=1813#comment-33641 FYI 2008 we bench tested a 20 amp ark fault breaker (load tested)starting with a 15,20,30,40 amp fuse on the line side this was a direct short to netural test breaker did not tripp until we got up to a 50 amp fuse. result concluded that it took a 50 amp dead short load to tripp a 20 amp ark fault this test was just for grinns try it I dont know if they perfected it yet but it was interesting FYI 2008 we bench tested a 20 amp ark fault breaker (load tested)starting with a 15,20,30,40 amp fuse on the line side this was a direct short to netural test
breaker did not tripp until we got up to a 50 amp fuse. result concluded that it took a 50 amp dead short load to tripp a 20 amp ark fault this test was just for grinns try it I dont know if they perfected it yet but it was interesting

]]> http://newyorkrenovator.com/2009/06/arc-fault-circuit-breakers.html/comment-page-1#comment-13947 tom anderson Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:04:16 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=1813#comment-13947 Hello, I am putting together an online class for michigan electricians for continuing education. You have written an excellent little piece on arc faults and how they work. Arc faults have just been adopted by the Michigan code, and that is part of our update class. Could we put a link in our class to your site for students to read your piece on arc faults. Please advise....Thanks.....Tom Anderson 989-358-8610 Hello, I am putting together an online class for michigan electricians for continuing education. You have written an excellent little piece on arc faults and how they work. Arc faults have just been adopted by the Michigan code, and that is part of our update class. Could we put a link in our class to your site for students to read your piece on arc faults. Please advise….Thanks…..Tom Anderson 989-358-8610

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