[geeks] Warning, high voltage, no GFI.

James Fogg James at jdfogg.com
Thu Jan 11 06:25:46 CST 2007


On 1/9/07, Geoffrey S. Mendelson <gsm at mendelson.com> wrote:
>> So every outlet in our apartment used to be protected with a GFI.
>>
>> I've now installed a UPS for a computer. Since it is connected to the
>> UPS, the computer can operate independently of the power line, and is no
>> longer GFI protected.
>
>Add a GFI.  Wipe hands on pants.



I believe in his part of the country neutral isn't carried out to the outlets.
And ground ("earth" in .eu) isn't bonded to neutral. No neutral, no North
American style GFI. Their equipment is radically different from North American
systems.

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