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2. Bootleg ground - Wikipedia

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   In addition, a fault condition to a bootleg ground will not trip a GFCI breaker, nor protect a receptacle that is wired from the load side of a GFCI receptacle. [ 2 ] Before 1996, in the United States it was common to ground the frames of large 120/240-volt permanently-connected appliances (such as a clothes dryer or oven ) to neutral conductors.

3. Three-prong adaptor - Wikipedia

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   The grounding wire would be diverted around the adapter to reach the faceplate screw above it. However, this ground-wire style of cheater plug was discontinued when it was noted that a loose unattached grounding wire could accidentally become connected to the "hot" blade of a nearby outlet, potentially leading to electric shock. As an ...

4. Earth-leakage circuit breaker - Wikipedia

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   A wire break in the fault to load section, or in the earth to ground section, will disable operation of the devices. Requirement of an additional third wire from the load to the devices. Separate devices cannot be grounded individually. Any additional connection to Earth on the protected system can disable the detector.

5. Arc-fault circuit interrupter - Wikipedia

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   A branch type AFCI trips on 75 amperes of arcing current from the line wire to either the neutral or ground wire. A combination type adds series arcing detection to branch type performance. Combination type AFCIs trip on 5 amperes of series arcing. Dual-function AFCI GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) 110 volt receptacle circa 2016

6. The Style of Egg Experts Say You Shouldn't Be Eating Right Now

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   For people, bird flu is hard to get. But there are still precautions you can take if you're worried about the safety of eating eggs during the outbreak.

7. “Wheel of Fortune” Player Scores Big Win with Help from His ...

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   The Feb. 10 episode of 'Wheel of Fortune' featured a contestant named Matt Popovits, and he attributed his success on the show to his son who has dyslexia

8. Chilling new video shows fiery moment of impact between ...

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   The footage, believed to taken from a terminal inside the Ronald Reagan National Airport, captured the moment of impact between AA Flight 5342 and the Army Black Hawk helicopter at about 9 p.m.

9. Circuit breaker - Wikipedia

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   A shunt-trip unit appears similar to a normal breaker and the moving actuators are ganged to a normal breaker mechanism to operate together in a similar way, but the shunt trip is a solenoid intended to be operated by an external constant-voltage signal, rather than a current, commonly the local mains voltage or DC. These are often used to cut ...