I have several AFCIs. RF will trip them. Just a pain. If there were no
switch bounce on the AC switches, even for lights, they'd probably be just
OK. But with no debouncing on cheap AC wall switches and no protection
against strong RF fields, they are a PITA.
Dave - WØLEV
On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 5:23 PM Gene Smar via RFI <rfi@contesting.com>
wrote:
> Gents:
> I'm having my electric service panel in our home replaced and wanted
> to ask if any of you have had experience, either good or bad, with
> code-required arc-fault circuit interrupters and related RFI? I believe I
> read somewhere that either these or GFCI's were problematic in generating
> RFI, especially on the lowbands. I'd like to make sure I don't make things
> worse for myself by allowing the electrician to install the wrong AFCI
> design or brand. I've also read that AFCI's often trip unnecessarily. Any
> comments on that aspect as well?
>
> Many thanks.
> 73 deGene Smar AD3F
> _______________________________________________
> RFI mailing list
> RFI@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi
>
--
*Dave - WØLEV*
_______________________________________________
RFI mailing list
RFI@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi
|