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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by polski-g on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @02:09PM (#34343012)
AFCI trips on the smallest thing. Turning on my blender or microwave tripped it. I ended up downgrading to just GFCI in frustration.
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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by zbrozek on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @07:43PM (#34347427)
Brushed motors in particular are largely indistinguishable from an arc fault. Lots of home motors (in vacuum cleaners, fans, blenders, food processors, garbage disposals, blah blah blah) use them.
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