Raychem Limited

Robert Bremner

Hugh Duffy

Burton E Miller

Apparatus for automatically disconnecting a conductive polymer heater if an arcing fault occurs. A sensor conductor is incorporated into the heater, so that if an arcing fault occurs, the current through the sensor conductor increases and triggers a safety circuit to disconnect the heater. The sensor conductor is preferably insulated by an organic polymer which pyrolyses if an arcing fault occurs and thus permits current to flow between the sensor conductor and an electrode of the heater.

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Robert Bremner