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jeanrix
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Arcing

08/03/2012 11:23 AM

helow everyone....
our electrician here ask me how to determine arcing faults? and what is arcing either..

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08/03/2012 11:54 AM

Read this

What is arc ?
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Re: Arcing

08/03/2012 12:44 PM

Trun off the lights and look for sparks.

Arcing is caused by current jumping from one conductor to another conductor or to ground.
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08/03/2012 5:35 PM

Or is he asking about it in the context of being required now to use an AFCI, an Arc fault Circuit Interrupter?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc-fault_circuit_interrupter

There is a link that takes you to a description of an arc as well.

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