Thread: Stray Voltage?
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Old 05-17-2012, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by TheNewGuy View Post
A ground probe in a tank with stray voltage induced through powerheads, heaters ect, will turn stray voltage into current. and if the current gets high enough will trip a GFCI
Can powerheads induce enough current to trip a GFCI (5mA)?

How does a heater induce current? Does it have something to do with the heating coil? I understand powerheads induce current by creating a moving magnetic field.
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