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Re:New Electrical Code Could Doom Most Common EV Charging by Workaccount2 on Friday January 24, 2025 @03:25PM (#42816592)
It would be fast transients that are in the kHz to MHz and over 120V. Thats why I wonder about the sensitivity of the GCFI. Can it tolerate 5mA for 50ns?
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Re:New Electrical Code Could Doom Most Common EV Charging by atoav on Saturday January 25, 2025 @06:08AM (#42820935)
It should, typically trip times should be in the single digit miliseconds range (the idea is to stop within half of a 60/50Hz cycle).
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