On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:30:42 -0700, Tony Hwang
wrote:



DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Jan 18, 3:21 pm, Tony wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:31:44 -0800 (PST), Mikepier
wrote:

On Jan 18, 9:01 am, wrote:
I'm at work, having a brain cramp and can't remember the answer to
this question:

If a GFCI breaker trips, can you tell if it tripped due to a ground
fault or due to an over-current situation just by looking at it?

Is there any way to tell which situation caused it to trip?

I don't believe GFI's trip due to overcurrent. They trip due to a
fault.
What is plugged into it?
a CFCI BREAKER trips from overload, otherwize it is not a breaker and
your circuit is not overload protected. A GFCI OUTLET does not trip
from a balanced overload.

Hmm,
The purpose of GFCI breaker is dual fold tripping on overload or current
leakage. Watt is amount of energy, the OP's question is flawed
to begin with.

Please tell us what is flawed with my original question.

I can't wait to hear this one.
Hmm,
I betcha that one is VERY intelligent with micro processor built-in.
GFCI breaker in my house has a little button which pops out when
tripped. It does not tell why.
LOTS of them, particularly AFI, ARE microprocessor based.