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quote:Originally posted by Tom S.
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quote:Originally posted by noneck
No way should you increase your circuit breaker amperage w/o increasing the wire gauge and outlets...
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Normally I would agree except this is a momentary surge. I am 99% sure if I had fuses instead of breakers and used a 20 amp slow-blow fuse, the problem would go away. Also wiring goes from 12 ga (20 amps) to 10 ga (30 amps). Have you ever tried to wire an outlet with 10 ga? 
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Tom, I just can't see why you should have to increase breaker size. IIRC, the converter draws 13 amps full load, aside from any momentary surge. Have you checked the converter with an amp meter? If it was the surge tripping the breaker, you would see lots of posts concerning the breaker tripping. I think something is wrong somewhere, either in the converter, or in the distribution panel.