ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area Surge suppressor trips GFCI

Could be a leaky MOV or other component connected between hot and ground. A lot of these units incorporate RF noise filtering components, typically a capacitor from both sides of the line to ground. In some cases, the AC current flow through the filtering network to ground is enough to trip a GFCI.

[This message has been edited by NJwirenut (edited 03-22-2005).]