Experiment 5: 1 sofa; 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 |
237.4 s |
| 2 |
AFCI |
18-2, SPT-1 |
Magnetic |
242.0 s |
| 3 |
GFCI |
18-2, SPT-1 |
Magnetic |
237.9 s |
| 4 |
Conventional |
16-3 SJTW |
Magnetic |
261.5 s |
| 5 |
AFCI |
16-3 SJTW |
Magnetic |
255.6 s |
| 6 |
GFCI |
16-3 SJTW |
Magnetic |
266.8 s |
| 7 |
Conventional |
12-2 NM |
Magnetic |
254.6 s |
| 8 |
AFCI |
12-2 NM |
Magnetic |
253.0 s |
| 9 |
GFCI |
12-2 NM |
Ground Fault |
245.7 s |
| 10 |
Conventional |
12-3 NM |
Magnetic |
260.2 s |
| 11 |
AFCI |
12-3 NM |
Ground Fault |
248.1 s |
| 12 |
GFCI |
12-3 NM |
Ground Fault |
240.9 s |
| 13 |
Conventional |
18-3 SVT |
Magnetic |
239.5 s |
| 14 |
AFCI |
18-3 SVT |
Magnetic |
240.7 s |
| 15 |
GFCI |
18-3 SVT |
Magnetic |
241.0 s |
| 16 |
Conventional |
NISPT-2 |
Magnetic |
244.5 s |
| 17 |
AFCI |
NISPT-2 |
Magnetic |
243.6 s |
| 18 |
GFCI |
NISPT-2 |
Magnetic |
243.1 s |
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