Radion gen 3 tripping gfci

[rgopaul]

Has anyone had issues with their radions tripping gfci plug?

 

[jsker]

Sounds like a faulty GFI.

 

[mfinn]

Sounds like a faulty GFI.

That's what I was thinking. I am no electrician but have had a gfci plug in go bad.
Is this a in-wall gfci receptacle, or a power strip gfi?

 

[Kungpaoshizi]

Nope, look on the side of your power supply for the radion, if you see the 110-220 switchable part, you have the international version. It trips GFCI's.
Just call customer service and say you need the 120v only version because it's trippin your GFCI.
:)

 

[jsker]

Nope, look on the side of your power supply for the radion, if you see the 110-220 switchable part, you have the international version. It trips GFCI's.
Just call customer service and say you need the 120v only version because it's trippin your GFCI.
:)

Sounds like good advice

 

[mfinn]

Nope, look on the side of your power supply for the radion, if you see the 110-220 switchable part, you have the international version. It trips GFCI's.
Just call customer service and say you need the 120v only version because it's trippin your GFCI.
:)

Did not know that. Learn something new everyday. :)

 

[mfinn]

Nope, look on the side of your power supply for the radion, if you see the 110-220 switchable part, you have the international version. It trips GFCI's.
Just call customer service and say you need the 120v only version because it's trippin your GFCI.
:)

I just looked at all 5 of my Radions and I do have that one that has the 120/220 switchable part and it does not trip my gfci circuit.

 

[mfinn]

Nope, look on the side of your power supply for the radion, if you see the 110-220 switchable part, you have the international version. It trips GFCI's.
Just call customer service and say you need the 120v only version because it's trippin your GFCI.
:)

This is what I have for a power supply on all my Radions.

 

[Kungpaoshizi]

Is yours on 220?
If not that's interesting! I wonder where the hiccup is then.. I've only experienced it at my old place, where the gfci was brand new. I just call them up if I ever get a new one because I won't ever be using the 220... heh
I do know there was a new standard introduced awhile back, I want to say years ago, that made a new regulation that gfci's have to operate differently to allow nuisance voltages vs tripping the gfci. Maybe it's not a mandatory regulation.. Electronics are not my specialty.
The guy on the phone though guessed it before I even finished my sentence. (so it must be a thing)

 

[mfinn]

Is yours on 220?
If not that's interesting! I wonder where the hiccup is then.. I've only experienced it at my old place, where the gfci was brand new. I just call them up if I ever get a new one because I won't ever be using the 220... heh
I do know there was a new standard introduced awhile back, I want to say years ago, that made a new regulation that gfci's have to operate differently to allow nuisance voltages vs tripping the gfci. Maybe it's not a mandatory regulation.. Electronics are not my specialty.
The guy on the phone though guessed it before I even finished my sentence. (so it must be a thing)

No, I use 120.

 

[twilliard]

Nuisance tripping is just one of those things us electricians have to figure out.
It all comes down to the process of elimination and the FULL understanding of gfi's and electrical current process.
A good starting point is the ground :)

I also would like to add do people know why some electronic ballasts will trip a gfi?
Most all the time is a leaking transistor (mounted to the grounded heatsink)