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The Arc Fault Detection Device… again.

whjohnson
Some humourous but valid observations on AFDDs, the state of the industry, the wiring regs and future amendment requirements.

He also attempts to build a AFFD tester which electrically tests rather than relying upon the mechanical action of the test button on the device itself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ElFaKc_e8

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    I wonder if thats to do with the current being higher due to them being on 110V? Its been shown on numerous video's that they need a decent amount of current to trip, so maybe the rest (most) of the world running on 230V means that what works in America isn't sensitive in the rest of the world? Hence they are a different design and more expensive. Or the manufacturers are ripping everyone off by having a hand in the reg writing procedure to make their products mandatory. Its probably that, but I do wonder what the difference in voltage from a 3rd-world electric country like America to Europe has something to do with the price difference
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    I wonder if thats to do with the current being higher due to them being on 110V? Its been shown on numerous video's that they need a decent amount of current to trip, so maybe the rest (most) of the world running on 230V means that what works in America isn't sensitive in the rest of the world? Hence they are a different design and more expensive. Or the manufacturers are ripping everyone off by having a hand in the reg writing procedure to make their products mandatory. Its probably that, but I do wonder what the difference in voltage from a 3rd-world electric country like America to Europe has something to do with the price difference
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