I am not trying to sell AFCIs. I just understand the intent. Reno is right that they still have not actually proved that they work. Only time will tell. Trying to compare this with a GFCI is bogus. The GFCI has a very simple standard, the AFCI, not so much.
So this begs the Q, how would one
'sell' afci's Greg?
Originally Zlan, in conjunction with Thompson Microelectronics forwarded what was no more than conjecture
1998 minutes Unless i've missed a technical piece, the 'LCM" , or microprocessor , this integral sensing element remains somewhat a mystery to this day.
Further, the version upgrades do not address this issue any more than informing the market they've simply
'made it better'One would think our trades level of electrical curiosity would be inquiring as to specifics, especially since our end users are going to pitch $1K on average for a panel full of them
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