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In Reply to: RE: Get your pliers posted by rick_m on August 27, 2014 at 11:16:02:
"The point is ICs should never be used as an effective means for an AC power ground fault circuit current path."
OK. Yet they typically will do the job just fine, especially the shielded ones which is why I expressed it that way. Remember the issue is the fusing current, not the long term load.
False Security.
As for shielded cables, a foil with couple of small drain wires was never meant to carry high ground fault currents. Also worth mentioning, who today connects both ends of the shield at each end? ( With the exception of a coax cable.)
Remember the issue is the fusing current, not the long term load.
I would agree for an AC power ground fault condition that occurs after the component power fuse. But what about an AC power ground fault condition ahead of the fuse? Say a homemade power cord or an aftermarket power cord that was made in some guy’s back room or basement. If a ground fault condition were to occur in the power cord assembly the chassis of the piece of equipment would become HOT and the equipment power fuse would not be part of the ground fault circuit.
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