My HAndheld trips my GFCI breaker. I have inguired on some of the groups
specializing in electrcal information without help.
I was hoping there would be those here who have the backgrounfd in both
electrical and radio that can help.I have connected some .005uF capacitors
from the load side of the GFCI breaker to ground and instlled a clamp-on
ferrite bead aroung the neutral and hot wires. This fixed the problem but I
was told I shouldnt do this as it might effect the operation of the breaker.

On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:11:29 -0400, "Jimmie D"
wrote:

My HAndheld trips my GFCI breaker. I have inguired on some of the groups
specializing in electrcal information without help.
I was hoping there would be those here who have the backgrounfd in both
electrical and radio that can help.I have connected some .005uF capacitors
from the load side of the GFCI breaker to ground and instlled a clamp-on
ferrite bead aroung the neutral and hot wires. This fixed the problem but I
was told I shouldnt do this as it might effect the operation of the breaker.


Presumably because the imbalance current caused by the unbalanced
active to earth connection will contribute to tripping. Work out the
current in the 0.005uF capacitor on the load side of the breaker,
remember its phase relationship to resistive leakage currents, other
bypass capacitors in line filters, and compare it to the nominal
unbalance trip current to see if you should be unduly worried.

Owen

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Simply put the clamp-on on the third wire neutral at the GFCI.

It does not have any impact on GFCI operation or safety issues.

If I remember correctly, in the fog banks of memory, bypassing inside the wall
service box is frowned upon by insurers and possibly violates the NEC [USA].

I'm getting old, memory stalls at times, but I remember something from the late
1950s [college days] regarding bypassing inside the wall box is NAW NAW NAW.

/s/ DD

Jimmie D wrote:

My HAndheld trips my GFCI breaker. I have inguired on some of the groups
specializing in electrcal information without help.
I was hoping there would be those here who have the backgrounfd in both
electrical and radio that can help.I have connected some .005uF capacitors
from the load side of the GFCI breaker to ground and instlled a clamp-on
ferrite bead aroung the neutral and hot wires. This fixed the problem but I
was told I shouldnt do this as it might effect the operation of the breaker.

In article ,
Dave wrote:

My HAndheld trips my GFCI breaker. I have inguired on some of the groups
specializing in electrcal information without help.
I was hoping there would be those here who have the backgrounfd in both
electrical and radio that can help.I have connected some .005uF capacitors
from the load side of the GFCI breaker to ground and instlled a clamp-on
ferrite bead aroung the neutral and hot wires. This fixed the problem but I
was told I shouldnt do this as it might effect the operation of the breaker.

It might be worth while trying a different brand of GFCI. I've read
that some newer models have better resistance to false triggering from
RF.

--
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I think trying a different brand of GFCI is a good idea. In my experience,
in my house, I have had some that fail and just trip, no matter what's
plugged into it. Buying a new one solved the problem. I have also noticed
that the number of years they last varies from one GFCI outlet to the next.

In all cases, when the outlet needed to be replaced, it would continually
trip to the point it didn't do any good to have anything plugged into it
because it wouldn't get power. That is really good though, because you want
the device to fail that way rather than to fail, still supply power, and you
not know about it.

I had a older GFI that would trip if I used my 440 ht in the shack
1watt.
Replaced it and no more problems.

On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:11:29 -0400, "Jimmie D"
wrote:

My HAndheld trips my GFCI breaker. I have inguired on some of the groups
specializing in electrcal information without help.
I was hoping there would be those here who have the backgrounfd in both
electrical and radio that can help.I have connected some .005uF capacitors
from the load side of the GFCI breaker to ground and instlled a clamp-on
ferrite bead aroung the neutral and hot wires. This fixed the problem but I
was told I shouldnt do this as it might effect the operation of the breaker.