Although flawed in its execution, the addition of AFCIs to the 2002 Code highlights the importance of arc-fault protection. Circuit breakers and fuses are effective in preventing fires caused by a ...

Alabama homes will still be required to meet standards to prevent fires caused by arcing circuits — even if in some cases, they will be the lesser-standards of seven years ago. The Alabama Energy and ...

The National Electrical Code (NEC) tells us that all switchgear, motor control centers, industrial control panels, etc. that are likely to require examination, adjustments, servicing or maintenance ...

2011 NEC Section 690.11 requires detection and interruption of “arcing faults resulting from a failure in the intended continuity of a conductor, connection, module, or other system component.” This ...

The United States' National Electrical Code (NEC) recently expanded Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) requirements (see "Arc-Detecting Circuit Breakers Will See Wider Use" at ...

Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupters are relatively new electrical safety devices that first appeared in the 1999 National Electric Code. AFCI devices look very similar to GFCI devices, in that they have a ...