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The main purpose if the grounding pin in a three-prong plug for an appliance is to?
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To avoid a shock if the hot wire in the appliance should come in contact with a metal appliance part that the user could touch.
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The MAIN purpose of the grounding pin in a three prong plug for appliance is to what?
It is to prevent electrical shocks.
What is the main purpose of the grounding pin on a three prong plug for an appliance?
Mainly to prevent electrical shocks to the user of the appliance. Also helps keep the appliance from being damaged. <><><> The purpose of the grounding pin or prong is to connect the metal casing and any metal parts inside the appliance straight back to ground independently to the neutral wire. Then, if ever the metal casing or any metal parts inside the appliance become electrically "hot" or "live" because of an equipment failure, accidental damage - or some other cause of a malfunction - the direct path back to ground will in effect produce an immediate short circuit that will make the fuse or circuit breaker, that is protecting the circuit supplying current to the appliance, to operate to break the supply of current. By doing so, it helps to prevent electrical shocks to the user of the appliance. For more information see the answer to the Related Question shown below.
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