Have you ever come across a system that has tripped its circuit breaker and thought, “Great, a nice, easy service call. I’ll just need to reset the breaker and be on my way.” Well, it rarely turns out ...

Circuit breakers are at the heart of every modern power system. To ensure the systems are properly protected, it’s essential the breakers should operate correctly when called upon to do so. This means ...

Unlike a conventional circuit breaker, which detects overloads and short circuits, an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) uses advanced electronic technology to sense different arcing conditions.

Over the past couple of years, an overload or fault on one branch circuit or another has caused the feeder breaker to trip instead of the branch circuit breaker. Having to troubleshoot several branch ...

A power failure in your house or apartment is a major inconvenience -- that's one thing that every homeowner will agree on. However, the reason behind the outage is not so clear-cut. You may be left ...