Do LED bulbs ever cause AFCI nuisance tripping?
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Do LED bulbs ever cause AFCI nuisance tripping?
I replaced a 50W halogen gu10 bulb in a ceiling fixture on an AFCI-protected circuit with a 5W dimmable LED bulb, and it trips the breaker after about 10 seconds (even after reseating the bulb). Another brand of non-dimmable LED bulb worked fine. (light is not on a dimmer.) Do people think the problem is a defective bulb, or nuisance tripping?
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Hi Julie,
I see you didn't get a response but glad the mfg is trying. It sounds like they are familiar with the problem, which is good, as I would not think there should be an issue. Let us know if their replacement performs as it should and in the future if you fail to get a response just bump it up. All are volunteers here so a post can slip by. Your problem is interesting as others may have or had the same problem
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I see you didn't get a response but glad the mfg is trying. It sounds like they are familiar with the problem, which is good, as I would not think there should be an issue. Let us know if their replacement performs as it should and in the future if you fail to get a response just bump it up. All are volunteers here so a post can slip by. Your problem is interesting as others may have or had the same problem
Bud
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That's a pretty rare problem. I would expect to see the circuit tripped immediately......not ten seconds later. It may be an issue with the type of transformer used to drop the voltage.
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the other bulb works
Got the other more expensive led gu10 bulb the manufacturer sent which they said shouldn't have the problem, and it works fine.
brave new world of lightbulbs with leds -- i never thought of light bulbs as having the potential to trip a breaker, but of course the bulbs i grew up with didn't have their own circuitry!
brave new world of lightbulbs with leds -- i never thought of light bulbs as having the potential to trip a breaker, but of course the bulbs i grew up with didn't have their own circuitry!