Timeline for GFCI Breaker trips when powering on two pcs at the same time but not when staggered
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| Jul 23, 2023 at 16:27 | answer | added | Robert Chapin | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 23, 2023 at 3:23 | comment | added | HABO | Just to clarify, the UPS is always on and you turn on the devices downstream of it using their power switches, an outlet strip, or something of that ilk? If you are switching the UPS on, does it always go through a self-test where it runs on battery for several seconds before switching to line power? Does any load remain on it when the UPS is off? The UPS adds both inefficiency and, if it is charging its battery, an additional load. | |
| S Jul 23, 2023 at 2:58 | history | suggested | Home Owner | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
additional info, thanks for all the responses!
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| Jul 23, 2023 at 1:05 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | Is the breaker getting warm when it trips? | |
| Jul 23, 2023 at 0:49 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Jul 22, 2023 at 23:56 | comment | added | crip659 | Most breakers should give a few minutes before tripping for overloads(motors take extra starting power). Even smallest(15 amp) circuits should be able to have two PCs, so overloads is far down the list of reasons. | |
| Jul 22, 2023 at 23:55 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 22, 2023 at 23:38 | comment | added | Rohit Gupta | If you have managed to create two accounts, you can get them merged. | |
| S Jul 22, 2023 at 23:37 | history | suggested | Home Owner | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Reply to Crip659 as I messed up registering the guest thing
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| Jul 22, 2023 at 23:35 | comment | added | DoxyLover | Is there anything else on the breaker? | |
| Jul 22, 2023 at 22:37 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Jul 22, 2023 at 22:31 | comment | added | crip659 | Does the GFCI breaker have lights/what is the problem indicator? If a ground fault then you need to check more. | |
| S Jul 22, 2023 at 22:22 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Jul 22, 2023 at 22:22 | history | asked | Bbju | CC BY-SA 4.0 |