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Re: [APD] Odnos (2)
Vaughn Hopkins wrote:
> Look at the GFCI as a relay-type device. When it is wired as yours is,
> the wires that appear to be just parallel wires to the next socket are
> really "downstream" of the relay. So, when that relay trips, it opens
> the circuit for the GFCI outlets as well as the circuit leading to the
> next socket in the parallel string. It really isn't just an isolated
> device in parallel with other sockets.
Can you tell I'm not an electrician yet? ;)
If there are other devices downstream, doesn't that mean the circuit is
not parallel? That's always been my understanding of the definitions of
series and parallel circuits. Namely that a parallel circuit has more
than one pathway so that cutting the power at one node doesn't cut the
power at the other nodes.
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Jerry Baker
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