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04-27-2007, 06:28 PM
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power bar
I just purchased a couple power bars from walmart.They are made of metal with a circuit braker built in it.I/m hoping these are the answer to a safer hobby.
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04-27-2007, 06:34 PM
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You will still need to have them on a GFI to be safe. Breakers are to protect the equipment not humans.
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04-27-2007, 06:38 PM
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Just wondering what gfi stands for
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04-27-2007, 06:45 PM
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GFI = Ground Fault Interrupter
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04-27-2007, 06:55 PM
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Ground fault interuptor. Any electricians out their that can explain them better than myself.
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300 gal starphire custom built in pentagon reef (+90 gal sump on Blue Line 100 HD return pump, 210lb LR, Euro-Reef RC250 skimmer, 2x400W MH, 2x28W compacts, 2xTurbelle classic 4002 pumps & Turbelle Stream 6100 on 7095 Multicontroller, running ZEOvit) Livestock Fish: damsels; sailfin, yellow, regal & naso tangs; ocellaris & tomato clowns; lyretail anthias; foxface lo; flame angelfish corals: a few
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04-27-2007, 07:09 PM
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Basic info on GFI's. http://home.howstuffworks.com/question117.htm
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04-27-2007, 07:11 PM
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A GFCI monitors the amount of current going from hot to neutral. If there is any imbalance, it trips the circuit.
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