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Yes, and it can cause all sorts of strange problems in your house. We got hit by lighting and somehow it only affected one outlet in the whole house where TV was connected. A ball of bright light came from the outlet and traveled across the living room.
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Can rodent damaged romex cause gfci to trip?
Yes
How many circuit breakers would a lightning strike trip?
Generally circuit breaker is not designed to trip off in the event of lightning. The system has lightning arrestors which reroute the lightning effect to earth instantly. If there are no lightning arrestors then the equipment are likely to fail upon a lightning strike.
How could lightning effect a trip in a blimp?
A lightning strike could cause the electrical system to short out - making the engines stop. The blimp would then have to make a 'controlled landing'
What is the trip time for a GFCI?
The trip time for a GFCI is from 15 to 30 milliseconds.
What happens when you plug a GFCI protected extension cord into an outlet that is GFCI protected?
In a word NO, that will not cause either GFCI to trip. The correct term is GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter)
Can rodent damaged romex cause gfci to trip?
Yes
How many circuit breakers would a lightning strike trip?
Generally circuit breaker is not designed to trip off in the event of lightning. The system has lightning arrestors which reroute the lightning effect to earth instantly. If there are no lightning arrestors then the equipment are likely to fail upon a lightning strike.
How could lightning effect a trip in a blimp?
A lightning strike could cause the electrical system to short out - making the engines stop. The blimp would then have to make a 'controlled landing'
What is the trip time for a GFCI?
The trip time for a GFCI is from 15 to 30 milliseconds.
What happens when you plug a GFCI protected extension cord into an outlet that is GFCI protected?
In a word NO, that will not cause either GFCI to trip. The correct term is GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter)
Will another electrical outlet that is in line with a GFCI outlet cause it to kick off?
A down stream receptacle that is connected to the upstream GFCI will be protected. If the downstream receptacle senses a fault the upstream GFCI will trip.
How many amps does gfci trip at?
GFCI receptacle are designed to trip on 5 milliamps.
What happens if you trip a GFCI repeatedly on purpose?
Every time you trip the GFCI, the power to the device plugged into it will lose its supply voltage.
Will a GFCI outlet trip when the current is reduced or shut off?
The GFCI is measuring leakage current to ground, so if no current is flowing it won't trip.
Will mixing 12 gauge wiring with 14 gauge wiring cause a gfci to trip?
no it will only decrease the current carrying capability
Why won't the GFCI trip the panel box when shorted?
A GFCI is not an overcurrent protection device. It only protects people from electrical shock. However, if you were to create a perfect hot to neutral short the GFCI would not trip and the panel breaker would.
Plugging an electric heater into a GFI outlet caused the lights and other outlets to go out but didn't trip the circuit breaker why?
A GFCI receptacle can pass it's "protection" to other outlets wired from it. If the GFCI trips, all outlets wired from it will "trip" also. A GFCI tripping will not necessarily trip the circuit breaker in the service panel.
