Ever made a mistake and wish life had a reset button? In the power cord industry, Quail Electronics understands that life isn’t perfect. However, when dealing with electrical equipment, safety is a vital frame of thought we take seriously when powering your items. Regardless of the utility, assuring a safe solution in your home to potential health hazards from electronics is an important topic that necessitates just the right powering configuration. A ground fault circuit interrupter, or a GFCI, is a device that is designed primarily to prevent electric shock. GFCI outlets are often found in living rooms, kitchens and bathrooms.
You’ve probably noticed a GFCI near your sink area. The device automatically disables an electric circuit when it detects that electrical current is flowing along an unintended path. The GFCI measures the current leaving the hot side of a power source and juxtaposing it with the current returning to the neutral side. Any discrepancy in electric current flowing will activate the GFCI and shut the power off. If there is any imbalance, the GFCI trips the circuit. It is able to sense an electrical current mismatch as small as 4 milliamps, and it may react as quickly as 1/30th of a second.
When corrected, the GFCI can be manually reset by pushing the ‘reset’ button. To verify that the GFCI is working, the device has a ‘test’ button. It is recommended to ‘test’ GFCIs at least once a month to assure peak quality assurance with your powered items. GFCI outlets may also be used to upgrade older two-pronged to three-pronged outlets without installing any new wiring.
You’re probably most familiar with a GFCI on appliances such as hair dryers. For complete surge protection when connecting electrical items to our GFCI outlet, our 5190 series features a North American standard three-pronged NEMA 5-15P GFCI to C13 connector. Our GFCI series power cord carries the UL and C-UL approvals and is rated at 15A-125V. These power cords are excellent for powering large-scale appliances such as sound systems, refrigerators and generators.
Our 5190 power cord series is also compatible in these countries:
| Jamaica |
| Laos |
| Mexico |
| Micronesia |
| Nicaragua |
| No. Mariana Island |
| Palmyra Atoll |
| Panama |
| Peru |
| Philippines |
| Puerto Rico |
| Thailand |
| the Virgin Islands |
Our 5190 series can safeguard any powering solution for your home or office. Quail is your power cord solution for safety, reliability, and performance.