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oompah
2 questions Probaly been asked before, can you join a spurred socket with another spur from a different socket does this complete a ring .Why is there no earth wire in radios or similar appliances.
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If you join two spurs from different sockets you will then have made a ring on a ring...Not good really.
No earth in some appliances is due to said appliance being double insulated (classII) ,look for the symbol on double insulated equipment bearing a small box within a box.
No earth in some appliances is due to said appliance being double insulated (classII) ,look for the symbol on double insulated equipment bearing a small box within a box.
No, never attempt to join spurs together, they do not form a ring. It can cause an interconnection across the ring, which negates the purpose of having a ring in the first place.
Radios and other like appliances are double insulated and therefore do not need an earth. Look out for the symbol which is a square within a square.
Radios and other like appliances are double insulated and therefore do not need an earth. Look out for the symbol which is a square within a square.
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oompah
OK fully understood.Festa i like your bit about manners they can be taught trouble is alot of people think its rude to use them.
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Most importantly if you do what you propose you have combined two circuits and their overcurrent protection, so an unsuspecting person who thinks they have made a circuit safe to work on by removing the fuse or offing the breaker will get a shock if he doesn't first prove no voltage. You might have a retired electrician in the throws of a heart attack on your lving room floor.
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