RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mill Motor trips GFI outlet
Posted by
Tony Smith
on 2012-11-07 18:39:46 UTC
> Because GFCI is intended primarily to protect against short-circuitswithin hand-
> held devices. It was never intended, and is not recommended, for properlyhas
> grounded appliances and equipment. If you feel more comfortable putting
> everything on GFCI sockets or breakers, go for it.
> It's just not necessary, and is prone to cause spurious faults just as Don
> described.Newer versions (with AFCI) also trip if loose connections are arcing -
grounding won't stop a fire caused by that. In this case perhaps the
brushes aren't seating properly.
I've seen a few cases of this happening. One was an old powerboard where
the contacts on one socket were a bit loose, I threw that out. Another was
a microwave oven with a blown bulb. The bulb was actually fine, it just
wasn't making contact properly in the socket. A bit of head scratching
occurred while trying to figure out why the breaker kept tripping.
Tony
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Don
2012-11-06 09:01:16 UTC
Mill Motor trips GFI outlet
Jon Elson
2012-11-06 16:51:59 UTC
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2012-11-06 18:05:40 UTC
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Larry Hedeen
2012-11-06 21:32:19 UTC
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2012-11-07 07:26:51 UTC
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2012-11-07 07:52:37 UTC
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2012-11-07 07:52:41 UTC
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Gary Click
2012-11-07 07:57:02 UTC
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Roland Jollivet
2012-11-07 08:02:46 UTC
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2012-11-07 08:31:12 UTC
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2012-11-07 09:09:32 UTC
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2012-11-07 10:17:51 UTC
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Gary Click
2012-11-07 10:24:48 UTC
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Roland Jollivet
2012-11-07 10:41:48 UTC
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smik8153
2012-11-07 11:14:30 UTC
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Jon Elson
2012-11-07 18:07:05 UTC
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Tony Smith
2012-11-07 18:39:46 UTC
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Nelson Collar
2012-11-07 20:05:18 UTC
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Randy
2012-11-08 05:18:28 UTC
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