Larry, the composition of the electrodes is what I thought of as the 'next step' in our peer review of the article.
After all, if his claim regarding the 'laws of physics' is incorrect, the rest of the paper is seriously weakened.
If he's correct - that it's just not possible for a sustained arc to form between copper electrodes at household voltages - then no manner of AFCI is possible.
Dissecting the test method only counts if the theory itself is sound.
