RE: circuit breaker and gif problem

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Original poster: "levi Mccann" <levimccann-at-hotmail-dot-com> 

Hi I am a newbie member of the list, I am currently constructing a coil of 
my own, but I saw a post which I may be able to assist with:

One thing to remember, is that if you bumped up the breaker to a 20amp from 
15, you still only have capacity for 15amps if 14AWG wire was used in the 
Wiring. (note that 12 gauge solid wire is used for 20 amp circuits).  Also, 
Your actual recepticles are probably rated for 15amps.  A 20 amp 
recepticale is the kind that have a sideways "T" on one inlet prong.

So, you may have a faulty recepticle, or  under-rated wire.  Also, I have 
seen if you have an open "neutral" you can trip your breaker all the time.
Hardware stores sell a recepticle tester for about $5 which you plug into 
the recepticle and it will light up to help you troubleshoot the problem. 
And finally, it may be a faulty recepticle.

You get the picture.

--Levi

>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: RE: circuit breaker and gif problem
>Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:11:09 -0600
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>Original poster: "patrick herd" <zl2uph-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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> >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> >Subject: circuit breaker and gif problem
> >Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:58:52 -0600
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> >Original poster: "Robert Hanford" <pomnept-at-comcast-dot-net>
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> >Hello all,
> >To be brief, my coil is constantly either tripping its 20 amp
> >circuit breaker or the test/reset button on the outlet. This is only
> >in the 30% power tuning stage. It uses two 15/60 NSTs  with a 160uf
> >power factor correction cap. I can't get it to run long enough to
> >tune it properly.
> >If anybody has any ideas about this, I would really appreciate help.
> >Prior to upping the 15A ciruit breaker to 20A, and installing a GIF
> >outlet, this didn't seem as much of a problem.
> >Robert Hanford
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>hmm interesting problem you have there, are the gif and breaker in a 
>single unit? if so this could be caused by rf getting into the mains 
>earth. If not, do you have an AC ammeter that you could measue the current 
>draw with?
>
>If the current draw is less than 20 amps try going back to the 15, the 
>tripping could be caused by a faulty breaker or the 20 may have a 
>different response curve to the 15.
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>hope this helps
>
>Pat
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