[Amps] Question about safety ground connection

[m.ford]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer at comcast.net>
To: "'m.ford'" <k1ern at direcway.com>; <Gudguyham at aol.com>
Cc: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 10:47 PM
Subject: RE: [Amps] Question about safety ground connection


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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
>> Behalf Of m.ford
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:33 PM
>> To: Gudguyham at aol.com
>> Cc: amps at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] Question about safety ground connection
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <Gudguyham at aol.com>
>> To: <garyschafer at comcast.net>; <dezrat1242 at ispwest.com>;
>> <amps at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] Question about safety ground connection
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>> > In a message dated 11/13/2005 9:49:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> > garyschafer at comcast.net writes:
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>> > Safety  ground should never carry current.
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>> If that were true then the GFI circuit would not function.
>> 
>> Mike k1ern
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> 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.
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> 73
> Gary  K4FMX
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And where does that difference go?

Mike k1ern
 
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