Timeline for Outlet grounding confusion
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| Feb 4, 2016 at 14:58 | vote | accept | Daniel Tork | ||
| Feb 4, 2016 at 14:56 | answer | added | Simon B | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 4, 2016 at 14:51 | comment | added | Robherc KV5ROB | That msans anything with a metal casing should be grounded. | |
| Feb 4, 2016 at 14:50 | answer | added | Robherc KV5ROB | timeline score: 4 | |
| Feb 4, 2016 at 14:50 | comment | added | Daniel Tork | So that means anything that has a metal casing will be connected to the outlet's ground. | |
| Feb 4, 2016 at 14:47 | comment | added | Simon B | Grounding is there to protect you from faulty metal-cased appliances. It does nothing if the appliance is plastic, and those appliances may not even have a ground pin on the plug. The ground also does nothing to protect you if you touch a live wire directly. You need a GFCI/RCD to help you there. | |
| Feb 4, 2016 at 14:42 | comment | added | Daniel Tork | It's clear to me how grounding would help prevent a shock by touching the lamp casing.Now outlets are made from plastic.It 's just about touching the terminals in this case. | |
| S Feb 4, 2016 at 14:13 | history | suggested | Robherc KV5ROB | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 4, 2016 at 13:52 | comment | added | Transistor | See Why don't we use neutral wire to ground devices .... It's not exactly the question you asked but may help. | |
| Feb 4, 2016 at 13:43 | history | asked | Daniel Tork | CC BY-SA 3.0 |