Les Fischer
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Will a light bulb burning out cause an AFCI to trip ??
Les
Les
AFCI again
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barbeer
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In theory it should.
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- Logan, Utah
Les Fischer said:
Not the current branch-circuit feeder type. These AFCI breakers don't detect a small series arc.
Why?
Chris
barbeer
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barbeer said:Sounded good! :grin:
So does a cold beer, I think I might just go get one.
Chris
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Maybe...but not because of the AFCI part of the breaker. Sometimes when a lamp burns out a piece of the filiment causes a short with in the light bulb. In some cases this short circuit current is high enough to trip a breaker. The AFCI is also a standard thermo-magnetic breaker, so it may trip when the lamp burns out.
Don
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don_resqcapt19 said:
I agree although I have never seen an arc fault trip from a bulb burning out I have seen a dimmer switch get ruined from a bulb burning out. I would assume ( there I go assuming again) it could blow an arc fault as well.
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