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tamil maran
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Earth Fault

10/12/2012 7:43 AM

WHAT IS EARTH FAULT .HOW DO DIFFERENTIATE FEIM GROUND FAULT.
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Re: EARTH FAULT

10/12/2012 7:45 AM

A1a: Any current flowing in the earth/ground conductor sufficient to operate a circuit protective device.

A1b: A term used in railway circles to describe a derailment in gentle terms.

A2: Turn off Caps Lock and stand the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Re: Earth Fault

10/21/2012 9:23 AM

If you are in American Continent, you call it Ground Fault. If you are elsewhere, you call it Earth Fault.
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