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Old 10/17/09, 10:04 PM
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Question AFCI white wire - gnd or ntrl?

Can someone tell me if the white wire coming off an AFCI breaker should be attached to the ground bus or the neutral bus in auxilary panel?
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Default Re: AFCI white wire - gnd or ntrl?

The coiled white wire goes to the panel neutral bus.

The other white wire is the load neutral.



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Default Re: AFCI white wire - gnd or ntrl?

Thank you, just wanted to verify. I hadn't noticed this before.
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Default Re: AFCI white wire - gnd or ntrl?

lol...it's white right.........not green nor bare right........I think you get my drift..



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