peter d
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iwire said:Pete I agree with sparky_magoo, the electronics in a GFCI do not sense a ground fault.
I'm confused here. :? Current in must equal current out. That much I know.
If the current "returning" on the "neutral" or other ungrounded conductor is not equal, obviously it's leaking out somewhere. That could be through a person's body to a grounded surface, or to the ground itself, or to a grounded conductor, or through a water pipe.....etc etc. Are some of these situations not "ground faults?"
I agree that the GFCI doesn't have the "brains" to know that it's a ground fault. All it knows is that there's an imbalance. But it's still operating on a ground fault situation.