Update:
Did a basic test on the circuit to determine what level of sustained current load it is capable of carrying without failure. The purpose of the test is to determine if the circuit can meet or exceed the same sustained load capacity rating of the wire segment it replaces. So, far I have not been able to find it's failure point.
I installed the circuit directly inline on the live supply return (120V measured) and began the test immediately after soldering such that the components in the circuit were already heated to a point too hot to touch. I then increased the load in 100 watt (resistive) increments until the circuit was running a sustained 2400 watts, or 20 Amps. If you recall, that's 4 times higher then the published rating for the HumX.
Nothing in the circuit failed in that load range. It was able to carry a 20A sustained load and maintain a secure closed circuit.
I do not have a tester capable of determining if one or both diodes have retained current blocking properties below 500mV (Ground loop inhibitor.) 20A is precisely at the rectifiers rated limit - so, it depends on how conservative that rating is. The purpose of this test was simply to determine if the material structure of the assembly itself is at least as robust as the original rated wire segment.
At a later date I'll test it with 15A and 20A inductive loads, and then try a direct short, but my instinct at this point is that with respect to safety this is going to perform just as it should.
Whether or not it will be effective at inhibiting the kind of ground loop I'm targeting is still to be determined.
Did a basic test on the circuit to determine what level of sustained current load it is capable of carrying without failure. The purpose of the test is to determine if the circuit can meet or exceed the same sustained load capacity rating of the wire segment it replaces. So, far I have not been able to find it's failure point.
I installed the circuit directly inline on the live supply return (120V measured) and began the test immediately after soldering such that the components in the circuit were already heated to a point too hot to touch. I then increased the load in 100 watt (resistive) increments until the circuit was running a sustained 2400 watts, or 20 Amps. If you recall, that's 4 times higher then the published rating for the HumX.
Nothing in the circuit failed in that load range. It was able to carry a 20A sustained load and maintain a secure closed circuit.
I do not have a tester capable of determining if one or both diodes have retained current blocking properties below 500mV (Ground loop inhibitor.) 20A is precisely at the rectifiers rated limit - so, it depends on how conservative that rating is. The purpose of this test was simply to determine if the material structure of the assembly itself is at least as robust as the original rated wire segment.
At a later date I'll test it with 15A and 20A inductive loads, and then try a direct short, but my instinct at this point is that with respect to safety this is going to perform just as it should.
Whether or not it will be effective at inhibiting the kind of ground loop I'm targeting is still to be determined.