Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – Ground fault protection
Patent
1993-10-05
1996-05-07
DeBoer, Todd
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
Ground fault protection
361 49, 324510, H02H 316
Patent
active
055152180
ABSTRACT:
A circuit tester comprising a ground fault circuit interrupter having two pair of leads connected to opposite sides of the interrupter in series for connecting the ground fault interrupter between an electrical circuit and a power source to indicate current leakage in an amount greater than about 0.005 amperes, a method for utilizing the circuit tester for detecting amperage leakage in the circuit, and an electrical circuit which will be interrupted whenever there is ampere leakage above that magnitude.
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