Experiment 1: 2 sofas; 8' x 12' padding; 8' x 12' carpet
| Circuit # |
Circuit Type |
Cord/Cable Type |
Trip Type |
Time to Trip |
| 1 |
Conventional |
18-2, SPT-1 |
Magnetic |
268.9 s |
| 2 |
AFCI |
18-2, SPT-1 |
Magnetic |
267.2 s |
| 3 |
GFCI |
18-2, SPT-1 |
Magnetic |
268.1 s |
| 4 |
Conventional |
16-3 SJTW |
Magnetic |
313.8 s |
| 5 |
AFCI |
16-3 SJTW |
Magnetic |
299.5 s |
| 6 |
GFCI |
16-3 SJTW |
Magnetic |
304.4 s |
| 7 |
Conventional |
12-2 NM |
Magnetic |
298.0 s |
| 8 |
AFCI |
12-2 NM |
Ground Fault |
300.1 s |
| 9 |
GFCI |
12-2 NM |
Ground Fault |
286.1 s |
| 10 |
Conventional |
12-3 NM |
Magnetic |
304.0 s |
| 11 |
AFCI |
12-3 NM |
Magnetic |
305.0 s |
| 12 |
GFCI |
12-3 NM |
Ground Fault |
283.5 s |
| 13 |
Conventional |
18-3 SVT |
Magnetic |
283.3 s |
| 14 |
AFCI |
18-3 SVT |
Magnetic |
288.1 s |
| 15 |
GFCI |
18-3 SVT |
Magnetic |
283.0 s |
| 16 |
Conventional |
NISPT-2 |
Magnetic |
288.1 s |
| 17 |
AFCI |
NISPT-2 |
Magnetic |
283.4 s |
| 18 |
GFCI |
NISPT-2 |
Magnetic |
288.4 s |
Experiment Video
