Will A Bad Ballast Trip A Breaker? If the primary winding in the ballast goes bad they almost always trip the breaker, unless there is a fuse installed just ahead of the ballast. After checking all of the wiring, as you have been directed to do, the last chip is a bad ballast. Why is
Will A Dishwasher Trip A GFCI? A GFCI is not required but the fact it trips a GFCI indicates there may be a fault in the dishwasher. If left un-repaired there may be an increasing danger to persons using it. It should be checked by an appliance repair person. Can you run a dishwasher on
When A GFCI Senses A Fault The Ground Fault Current Can Originate From? WHEN A GFCI SENSES A FAULT THE GROUND-FAULT CURRENT CAN ORIGINATE FROM &nb sp; A EITHER THE HOT OR THE NEUTRAL WIRE ON. What happens when a circuit senses a ground fault? If a ground fault occurs, the GFCI outlet or GFCI
What Would The GFCI Do In A Case Where Electrical Current Leakage From The Circuit Occurs? How does a GFCI work? The GFCI will “sense” the difference in the amount of electricity flowing into the circuit to that flowing out, even in amounts of current as small as 4 or 5 milliamps. The GFCI reacts
What Is A Ground Fault Protection Device? Morningstar’s Ground Fault Protection DeviceTM (GFPD) prevents current from following any unintended paths during a ground fault. Other ground fault detection/interruption products break the bond to the grounded conductor. What is meant by ground-fault protection? Ground-fault protection of equipment (GFPE) is defined in the National Electrical Code (NEC)