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Re: [Amps] Question about safety ground connection

To: "'m.ford'" <k1ern@direcway.com>, <Gudguyham@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Question about safety ground connection
From: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:47:16 -0600
List-post: <mailto:amps@contesting.com>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of m.ford
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:33 PM
> To: Gudguyham@aol.com
> Cc: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Question about safety ground connection
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Gudguyham@aol.com>
> To: <garyschafer@comcast.net>; <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>;
> <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Question about safety ground connection
> 
> 
> >
> > In a message dated 11/13/2005 9:49:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > garyschafer@comcast.net writes:
> >
> > Safety  ground should never carry current.
> >
> If that were true then the GFI circuit would not function.
> 
> Mike k1ern
> 

A GFI circuit does not rely on a ground connection for operation. It only
monitors to see if there is a difference in current between the hot and
neutral wire.

73
Gary  K4FMX


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