[Boatanchors] BA's and 3-wire cords

[George KB2Z]

I was one of those many people. I stand corrected.
Thanks, George


At 06:19 PM 1/13/05 -0500, you wrote:

>Many people think that. The truth is that they look for an imbalance of 
>current between the hot and neutral wires. No ground wire needed for 
>proper operation.
>
>If there is leakage to earth there would be more current on the hot lead 
>that on the neutral lead and it would trip.
>
>Tossing the ba in the tube would definitely trip a gfi. Even if no ground 
>wire attached.
>
>73
>Gary  k4FMX
>
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>George KB2Z wrote:
>>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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