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I’ve had that happen many times. Easy yet still safe answer is to limit what is on the GFCI. I keep a most of my equipment on a GFCI BUT things with large power supplies like lights are on a 15amp circuit with a grounding probe. Both GFCI and ground probe should be used. Anything that could get wet should be on GFCI.I came home from work yesterday, walked into the man cave, and was shocked and disturbed to find a dark, quiet room instead of the usual hum and blue glow. After much swearing the problem was traced to a tripped gfci.
My setup has a dedicated 20 amp circuit with a gfci outlet at the first box. The downstream boxes are all wired in. The circuit breaker was not tripped. The circuit has been running problem-free since the Summer.
After much questioning of the wife it seems there was a flickering of power in the house that afternoon. Could this have tripped the gfci? Any suggestions how to proceed? I want my equipment to come back on after brown-out/black-out....
Aquarium electrical safety and cable management
Not that is should matter but my background is in electrical control system and drives. We are a UL shop designing systems up to 10,000hp.