[TVARC] Circuit Breakers

[Greg Nilsen]

With the help from John Ellis and the others I got the circuit breakers replaced in the electrical panel.  Pike Electric was very prompt in coming out to replace them at no charge.(worth $350 in circuit breakers)  I haven’t tried the radio yet.  I need to contact my neighbors and let them know that if they have problems when I transmit they will have to have theirs replaced also.  

73
Greg
KD8E

> On Jan 13, 2020, at 9:01 AM, Harold Durocher <haldur at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Greg,
> Yes, this is an "old" problem with circuit breakers that have arc detection. So many people complained that the manufacturer fixed the problem.  I replaced all of these breakers with the newer version and it resolved my issues.
> 
> -Hal ka1isb   
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Greg Nilsen
> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2020 6:35 PM
> To: TVARC <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [TVARC] Circuit Breakers
> 
> This maybe an old question that’s been answered before.  Today I finally set up my HF radio after moving to The Villages 1 1/2 years ago.  I installed an end fed antenna inside the attic at the peak and ran the coax to a bedroom.  I got the radio Kenwood TS2000 set up with my Laptop and tried to answer a CQ on FT8.  First time I tripped two circuit breakers.  Reset those and tried again. This time I trip about 5 circuit breakers.  I remember something I read before that this can happen with some types of circuit breakers.  These were not GFI circuit breakers.  Any ideas?  This home was built in 2013 in Pinellas.  Do I need to change the circuit breakers or is these excessive RF in the house?
> 
> Thanks
> Greg
> KD8E
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