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Why should a ground fault interrupter be used with portable electric motor?
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∙ 12y ago
Unless the motor is used for SPA/pool type use, it does not need a GFCI. Motors can cause nusiance GFCI trips due to sparking at start up. Ideally motors should be operated on dedicated circuits.
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How are ground wires a safety measure against electric shock?
If the live wire should touch the casing of an appliance, the casing would become live and give electric shocks. The ground wire prevents this because it provides a low resistance route to earth and any current flows away safely. Because of the low resistance, a large current flows and blows the fuse, thus disconnecting the appliance. One safety feature is that the ground wires connect the outer cases of all items of electrical equipment together, so that (for example) it is not possible to get an electric shock by touching the cooker and the fridge at the same time. This type of grounding is also used in aircraft even though there is no connection to the ground. The other feature is that the ground wires are grounded to an earth rod in the ground, to avoid a buildup of static electric charge. They are also connected to water and gas supply pipes.
What is neutral to ground fault?
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What are the 4 wires on a 97 Lincoln mark VIII electric fan used for?
One wire should be a 'hot' wire, one 'ground' and the two remaining wires would be a 'low' and 'high' speed. I believe that the Lincoln Mark VIII electric fan is a 2-speed fan. The four wires probably have something to do with the 2 circuits required for the 2 different speeds.
Why neutral ground voltage is 120v sometime 0v?
There should be no voltage on the neutral wire to ground. This is a serious situation. Call a qualified electrician to check this out.
When you test the outlet you get no current between power and neutral but you get it between power and ground?
There is an open circuit on neutral. You should have power between hot and neutral, as well as between hot and ground. Note well, however, that you should not pull any power between hot and ground, because ground is not intended to be a current carrying conductor - it is only there as a protective earth ground in the case of fault. You can not easily tell, at the outlet, if neutral and ground is reversed - you need to pull a load and then double check with a clamp on ammeter at the distribution panel.
Should you buy a Portable basketball goal or in ground?
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Where can one purchase portable electric burners?
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How big should the round pen be for join up and could a portable electric fence work for join-up?
a round pen for join up should be 60 ft and do not use a electric fence they can jump it.
Why do some electric panel have ground and neutral bonded together?
By National Electric Code only the Main Panel should bond ground and neutral. If subpanels have ground and neutral bonded, it could cause ground loops and shock hazards.
What Pokemon works best to defeat the leaf green electric gym leader?
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What should you look for when looking at portable dryers to purchase?
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Where should portable gasoline fuel tanks be filled?
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GFCI plug trips when fan is turned on?
The Ground Fault Current/Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) detects current flowing to ground that should instead be flowing in the fan. This means somewhere in the fan the Hot wire has an unintended path to ground and is a shock hazard. You should check the wiring to the fan (with power off) and make sure there are no bare wires that could be causing your problem and if you don't see anything obvious you should replace the fan.
