On 4/4/2017 3:13 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 04/04/17 17:55, rickman wrote:
>> Why are people obsessed with having an earth pin on power connectors.
>> Most of the appliances don't have anything to ground!  Why have an earth
>> pin if the product has no metal parts on the outside?  That's what
>> double insulation is about.
>
> You must be very young. I remember the electric fire that tingled when
> we touched its metal case

Or the electrocution hazard when you touched the chassis through an air
vent.  But today nearly nothing has a metal case or openings you can
poke much through.  Even then we have lots of GFCI to protect folks.

What do the grounds connect to exactly?  Heck even toasters with metal
covers have enough insulation internally to not have ground plugs.  I
guess you should ground the fork before trying to pry the toast out?

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Rick C

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