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*Note that GFCI outlets sense differential current, and they are not grounded - [https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/099_0.pdf] | *Note that GFCI outlets sense differential current, and they are not grounded - [https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/099_0.pdf] | ||
*Portable GFCI - GFCI on a power cord - [https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/099_0.pdf] | *Portable GFCI - GFCI on a power cord - [https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/099_0.pdf] | ||
*Is GFCI safer than a ground pin? Yes, in case a part of an appliance is not grounded. How a ground works - [https://www.google.com/search?q=how+does+a+ground+pin+work&oq=how+does+a+ground+pin+work&aqs=chrome..69i57.6407j0j9&client=ubuntu&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8]. Also - just because there is a ground pin - it doesn't mean that it is connected or that it is connected properly. | |||
*A GFCI outlet is quite complex - with its own circuitry. See teardown and explanation - [https://www.powerelectronictips.com/teardown-leviton-ground-fault-circuit-interrupter/] | |||
*GFCI chip from On Semi - [https://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/product.do?id=FAN4147] | |||
Revision as of 15:31, 23 April 2019
Ground Faulc Circuit Interruptors.
- Can be wall outlets. $9.
- Can be plug-in receptacles - [1]
- Arc Fault Circuit Interruptors (AFCI) are another thing - [2]
- Note that GFCI outlets sense differential current, and they are not grounded - [3]
- Portable GFCI - GFCI on a power cord - [4]
- Is GFCI safer than a ground pin? Yes, in case a part of an appliance is not grounded. How a ground works - [5]. Also - just because there is a ground pin - it doesn't mean that it is connected or that it is connected properly.
- A GFCI outlet is quite complex - with its own circuitry. See teardown and explanation - [6]
- GFCI chip from On Semi - [7]