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Newer model arc-fault devices any better?

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Newer model arc-fault devices any better?

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Newer model arc-fault devices any better?

Have friend who is wound up on the extra safety from arc-fault devices, either receptacle or breaker. I cautioned him that there were a lot of problems with sparky things like vacuum cleaners, kitchen mixers and in the shop, routers due to nuisance trips. He said he was told the newer generation devices are much better - he actually said they don't have the problem.

Anybody have recent experience?

Bill


Re: Newer model arc-fault devices any better?

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Peter Martin

Re: Newer model arc-fault devices any better?

No personal empirical tests to verify this, but from reading I think they are. They use programming to differentiate between an actual arc fault and "normal" arcs from sparky devices as you say. IOW, the newer one are better at detecting this than when they first came out.


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