I hope to not live in an apartment that long :) On 5/30/15, 4:03 PM, "G4GNX" <g4...@theatreorgans.co.uk> wrote:
>Fortunately these devices are not mandated in the UK. > >Whilst the prevention of fires is laudable, ISTM that the regulators have >jumped the gun and insisted on the use of a device that is still under >development. > >Reading the WIKI on AFCI breakers, where lightning nuisance trips occur, >they are under-developed "devices of the devil"! > >Perhaps it's time that litigation took place, along the lines of: "It was >late at night and there was an electrical storm which caused an AFCI to >trip, which resulted in the lights failing. My aging mother fell down the >stairs in the dark and broke her collar bone, for which I hold you fully >responsible"!!! > >It would seem that it is still not possible to fix 'stupid'! > >73, > >Alan. G4GNX > >-----Original Message----- >From: Don Wilhelm >Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 10:01 PM >To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/0-Mini - Experiences? > >I recall reading something in an ARRL publication or newsletter that at >least one manufacturer of AFCI breakers has addressed and corrected the >problem of RF susceptibility. That company is Eaton. > >It is a bummer that consumers must suffer from products that do not have >sufficient RF immunity. If all manufacturers would 'step up to the >plate' and accept that we live in a world where RF is present, often in >strong fields, we would not have a problem. Hams are not the only cause >of RF problems - think of the problems encountered by those who reside >near broadcast stations. RF fields are emitted by police, fire and >other emergency service transmitters. >IMHO, more manufacturers must be willing to design products that can >withstand reasonable RF fields. Of course, most consumers do not >understand that, and the ham "is to blame". There was a parallel back >in the 1950s and 1960s with television interference when many TVs were >designed with front ends and IF chains that would pick up RF on most any >frequency, much to the consumer's dismay and blame placed on the ham, >even if his transmissions were clean of harmonics. >It just about drove operation on 15 meters off the air because many TV >sets used a 21 MHz IF that was 'wide open' for interference. > >73, >Don W3FPR > >On 5/30/2015 4:13 PM, ab2tc wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Sorry, I don't have a K3/0, but your problem certainly caught my >>interest. >> I >> had never heard of AFCI breakers before, but a quick Google search got >>me >> quickly reeducated and my eyes glazed over. Wow, these RF prone devices >> have >> been mandatory since 1999! > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >Message delivered to g4...@theatreorgans.co.uk > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >Message delivered to bri...@fl240.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
