AFCIs in an RV
Another post on intermittent electrical problems got me thinking on the subject of Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs). An AFCI is a special circuit breaker that is designed to detect arcing in a ...
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Dusty R wrote:
Not very many bed room floors will conduct electricity, therefore there will be no unbalance, so the GFCI will not trip.
Pushing a bobby in to the hot and neutral will cause an arc.
Dusty
The arcing fault determination takes time. It must distinguish the arcing within a switch as it changes position, or a motor during startup from the continuous arc likely to ignite a fire. The bobby pin making a perfect balance will trip the breaker on plain old fashioned over-current. The toddler in question on the insulated floor was never in serious danger, since no current was flowing through his body; although he might burn his fingers a bit.
