The 2002 NEC implemented new requirements to help reduce the number of electrical fires caused by parallel arc faults in branch circuit wiring. All branch circuits supplying bedrooms in single-family ...

According to the National Fire Protection Association and the National Fire Incident Reporting System data, the five-year period from 1994 to 1998 averaged 73,500 annual electrical fires that were ...

There seems to be no limit to the questions regarding the benefits and pitfalls of arc detection. With the ever-increasing list of features and options available for equipment in the field of test and ...