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  2. Arc-fault circuit interrupter - Wikipedia

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    This AFCI (the circuit breaker with the yellow label) is an older generation AFCI circuit breaker. The current (as of 2013) devices are referred to as "combination type." An arc-fault circuit interrupter ( AFCI ) or arc-fault detection device ( AFDD ) [ 1 ] is a circuit breaker that breaks the circuit when it detects the electric arcs that are ...

  3. Residual-current device - Wikipedia

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    A residual-current device (RCD), residual-current circuit breaker (RCCB) or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) [a] is an electrical safety device, more specifically a form of Earth-leakage circuit breaker, that interrupts an electrical circuit when the current passing through line and neutral conductors of a circuit is not equal (the term residual relating to the imbalance), therefore ...

  4. Electrical wiring in North America - Wikipedia

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    The most common residential and small commercial service in Canada and the U.S., single split-phase, 240 V, features a neutral and two hot legs, 240 V to each other, and 120 V each to the neutral. The most common three-phase system will have three hot legs, 208 V to each other and 120 V each to the neutral.

  5. Knob-and-tube wiring - Wikipedia

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    However, most existing residential knob-and-tube installations, dating to before 1940, have fewer branch circuits than is desired today. While these installations were adequate for the electrical loads at the time of installation, modern households use a range and intensity of electrical equipment unforeseen at the time.

  6. Circuit breaker - Wikipedia

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    The disconnecting circuit breaker (DCB) was introduced in 2000 [18] and is a high-voltage circuit breaker modeled after the SF 6-breaker. It presents a technical solution where the disconnecting function is integrated in the breaking chamber, eliminating the need for separate disconnectors.

  7. Police shut off circuit breaker swiping scheme in Riverside ...

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    A man shines a flashlight at residential circuit breaker panel. ... Riverside County sheriff's deputies started investigating an increase in circuit breaker thefts in February, the department said ...

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