[Boatanchors] BA's and 3-wire cords

[George KB2Z]

A GFI needs a good ground to operate as designed. Without the ground they 
are a receptacle. I wouldnt drop that BA in the tub without the ground. I 
have seen them trip due to a ground loop, or leaky ground.
Good luck, George KB2Z



At 05:22 PM 1/13/05 -0500, you wrote:

>Ground fault interrupters do not require a ground to operate. They only 
>measure the difference in current on the hot and neutral.
>
>73
>Gary  K4FMX
>
>Horace W. Hall wrote:
>>>Under normal conditions, there is not supposed to be any current flowing
>>in the ground wire that connects the main breaker box to the appliance, <
>>Ground fault interrupters will trip off if there is current detected in the
>>ground lead, as there would be if ground & neutral were connected together
>>at the radio.
>>--Wayne
>>   WB4OGM
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