who invent the GFCI ((Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter))and where and when?

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who invent the GFCI ((Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter))and where and when?

2007-09-07 08:22:52 · 3 answers · asked by moh 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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nobody sure about...

2007-09-07 08:30:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋

Like most modern inventions the GFCI was invented by a corporate team. They were at Pass & Seymour. This is a photo from the 30th anniversary of that invention.

http://www.passandseymour.com/whatsnew/gfci.html

2007-09-07 15:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋

I saw someone put the circuit in an old book, I think a book more than 30 years old, but it was not integrated into a wall plug, and not patented. and I can't remember which book...

2007-09-07 16:01:55 · answer #3 · answered by sweety_atspacecase0 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋