[Boatanchors] Ground Fault Repair

Wed, 26 Jun 2002 19:12:41 -0400

Ken,
    Since you have your GFCI socket connected to other sockets down the
line, try connecting only the GFCI to the AC line that feeds it.  Don't
connect the other sockets to the "load" side of the GFCI.  Then if the GFCI
trips you either have another bad GFCI (unlikely), or a problem with the
line feeding the socket.  If the GFCI doesn't trip, connect the "load" line
and go to the next socket in line (providing you know which one is next).
Then try the socket again.  Work your way down the line 'till you find the
bad section/socket.

    Good luck!
    - Greg


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Woodside" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 10:17 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Ground Fault Repair


> This may be a bit off topic, but please bear with me
> since it affects my ham shack. I recently found the
> 110 vac ground fault interrupter (GFCI) that serves my
> radio equipment tripped. I had not been on the air for
> several days. So, I disconnected EVERYTHING from the
> circuit and reset the GCFI and to my amazement it
> continued to trip! Must be a faulty GFCI...This is the
> type of installation where one GFCI controls and feeds
> and hopefully protects several outlets.
>
> So off to the store to purchase a new one, and this
> one, once installed also trips immediately upon
> resetting the unit. Strange.
>
> Next logical step I figured was to go to each known
> outlet on the circuit and remove the outlet so all
> that remained was the wall box and the wires. Also a
> good cleaning was in order, especially the outdoor
> outlets. This had to fix the problem...
>
> Wrong again! The new GCFI still trips. I can only
> assume at this point that I have a compromised outlet
> somewhere on the circuit of which I am not aware or
> Murphy's Law is operating at full tilt here in
> Michigan
> or both. Also I have not been drilling or nailing
> anything into walls recently.
>
> Any ideas out there as to what to check? Your
> indulgence will help me get my equipment back on the
> air.  Thank you. Ken Woodside WB8EQO
>
>
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