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<blockquote data-quote="Alan Sledzieski" data-source="post: 99420" data-attributes="member: 1022"><p>Re: The "I Hate GFCIs" thread</p><p></p><p>'' GFCIs, at least older ones, can be tripped by inductive turn-off transients. Often, at home, when I turn off the MIG welder, which is an older one with a 60 Hz transformer the size of a small watermelon, GFCIs all over the house trip. The shop, where the welder is, is on a separate feeder, but no matter. It may be tripping my neighbors' GFCIs for all I know. ''</p><p></p><p>I just kinda like this statement on the welder. I had a old hobartt tig, that sucker dimmed the lights in my house and the next doors neighbors. Then I finally cooked the 25 kva pad mount transformer on day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alan Sledzieski, post: 99420, member: 1022"] Re: The "I Hate GFCIs" thread '' GFCIs, at least older ones, can be tripped by inductive turn-off transients. Often, at home, when I turn off the MIG welder, which is an older one with a 60 Hz transformer the size of a small watermelon, GFCIs all over the house trip. The shop, where the welder is, is on a separate feeder, but no matter. It may be tripping my neighbors' GFCIs for all I know. '' I just kinda like this statement on the welder. I had a old hobartt tig, that sucker dimmed the lights in my house and the next doors neighbors. Then I finally cooked the 25 kva pad mount transformer on day. [/QUOTE]
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