Talk:Arc-fault circuit interrupter: Difference between revisions

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:I researched it a year ago or more but have not gotten around to adding it to the article. I found that arcs have a repeating pulse pattern in the 100 kHz to 2 MHz range and this is the key characteristic that most—if not all—AFCIs are triggering upon. Generators and thunderstorms do not have those characteristics, so an AFCI would be safe with any combination of common power sources, even when struck by lightning. —[[user:EncMstr|EncMstr]] ([[user talk:EncMstr|talk]]) 05:54, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

=== Questions on AFCI behaviour under non-ideal power ''load'' ''Italic text'' conditions ===

And what of ''loads'' which are subject to drawing occasional transient current spikes ? For example an high-power audio amplifier fed from say an AM radio tuned to a weak station riddled with static interference. Could such loads cause nuisance tripping when AFCI's are utilized ? [[Special:Contributions/2.127.209.195|2.127.209.195]] ([[User talk:2.127.209.195|talk]]) 21:32, 24 May 2015 (UTC)