From: no.spam@no.spam.org   
      
   On 2020-06-08 11:09, default wrote:   
   > I figure with a pump (1/2 HP 120V) there has to be plenty of inductive   
   > kick as it switches on and off  That alone should translate to serious   
   > spikes in the secondary of a current transformer.   
      
   Inductive kickback produces voltage spikes, not current spikes.   
   A proper current transformer isolates against the voltage spike.   
   So, no problem.   
      
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