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Old Sep 13, 2007, 07:18 PM
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GFI mystery

Single power source being run into bathroom.

I wired a standard receptacle in a double gang box. From this I took power for a light fixture (with a separate switch) and a ceiling fan (with a separate switch).

Worked fine without a hitch but I had one white and one black on each side of switch. So I think I have done something backwards. Mind you, everything worked.

This is where the GFI comes in.....I wired the GFI exactly as I had the standard receptacle and got the green light on receptacle but no power anywhere. I've tried a few different combinations but nothing works.

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Old Sep 17, 2007, 07:40 AM   #21  
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Hey Kiss,

We almost match. The exception being that I have very little college. However, I am also pretty much self educated and heavily industry educated.

I spent 24 years with IBM with 14 years in the field as an OPD service technician. Basically I worked on typewriters, electronic composers, "Spray and Prays", photo copiers, communicating media, telephone systems, mini computers, cash registers and the wonderful Series One (Everything beyond the ON/OFF switch was "FREELANCE" as far as Maps went. From 1991 through 2005 I worked with Lexmark out of Lexington, KY where I was senior staff on the tech support side and worked within the labs on both hardware electrical/electronic design and mechanicals. Heaviest amount was on Software development both code on the printers as well as Windows Driver Development.

When I read a statement that says "induced" I take that to men a signal is placed on a lined to be "Sensed" or read downstream. If you look at the chip schematic you will see the sensing pin. I don't have a copy of the design in front of me but I believe the pin # is 5.

Just a suggestion, but is there any way we can get together off-line of this item. I think we are running far afield of the original topic and I really want to make sure I'm imparting correct information. I don't want any one toasted or "Toes up" because my interpretation is trash.
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Old Sep 17, 2007, 10:45 AM   #22  
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donf:

See your private messages. We have even more in common.
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