arc fault breakers and magnetic dimmable ballasts

[smcrist@verizon.net]

will dimable fixtures with magnetic transformers cause afci breakers to trip?

 

[JohnJ0906]

will dimable fixtures with magnetic transformers cause afci breakers to trip?

I haven't the slightest idea....

Are you having a problem with the AFCIs tripping, or is an upcoming installation?

Welcome to the forum!

 

[steve66]

Can you be more specific about the type of fixture you are dimming? And the type of dimmer?

A rheostat shouldn't cause any problems, but IMO a dimmer with a SCR or TRIAC could very easily be mistaken for an arc fault.

Steve