Arc fault Breakers [RE-wrenches]

[Ray Walters]

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Hi Doug;

So does that mean the Arc Fault breakers are not going to work properly? 
Do we switch to another brand of breaker with a lower surge requirement? 
Or stack more inverters to boost the surge? This sounds like this could 
be a problem for alot of us, what have you done to fix this in the past?
Thanks for your reply.

Ray


>Many arc-fault breakers require a 70-amp (very short duration) surge to trip
>them. The Outback inverters self-limit at 50-amps, so no tripping. Check the
>specs on your breakers. This problem has surfaced a number of times with
>inverters (particularly the Xantrex DR-series).
>
>Cheers,
>Doug Pratt 
>
>
>Hi All;
>
>Is anyone having trouble with Arc Fault Breakers not working correctly
>on Outback Power Inverters? The electrical inspector has flunked 2 jobs
>(not our work) because his special tester isn't properly tripping the
>Homeline brand AFI breakers for the bedroom circuits. The electrician
>told me they work fine with their onboard self test.
>Is this a problem with the Inspector's tester, the breaker, the
>inverters, grounding/ bonding or.....????
>
>Thanks for any feed back,
>
>Ray Walters
>
>
>  
>

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