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  2. Three-prong adaptor - Wikipedia

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    Note that an external GFCI receptacle tester may not make an ungrounded GFCI trip, as these testers use the ground connection to simulate a fault. But the test button integrated into the GFCI receptacle should function normally and cause the outlet to shut off until it is reset manually.

  3. Residual-current device - Wikipedia

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    A residual-current device (RCD), residual-current circuit breaker (RCCB) or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) [a] is an electrical safety device, more specifically a form of Earth-leakage protection device, that interrupts an electrical circuit when the current passing through a conductor is not equal and opposite in both directions, therefore indicating leakage current to ground or ...

  4. Earth-leakage circuit breaker - Wikipedia

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    An earth-leakage circuit breaker (ELCB) is a safety device used in electrical installations to prevent shock.It consists of either a current sensing mechanism, otherwise known as an RCD (aka GFCI), or a voltage sensing mechanism, more specifically known as a voltage-operated ELCB.

  5. How Oprah Winfrey knew it was time to end her talk show: 'It ...

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    No," Winfrey said, explaining that she genuinely felt it was time to bring the show to an end. "If I had signed another contract, I would have made, minimum, another billion dollars doing that."

  6. Electrical outlet tester - Wikipedia

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    A receptacle tester for North American wiring. An electrical outlet tester, receptacle tester, or socket tester is a small device containing a 3-prong power plug and three indicator lights, used for quickly detecting some types of incorrectly-wired electrical wall outlets or campsite supplies.

  7. Cynthia Erivo says she co-wrote a song for “Wicked” sequel ...

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    Cynthia Erivo isn't just singing a new song in the Wicked sequel — she's co-writing it, too.. The actress behind Elphaba revealed that she worked with the musical's original songwriter, Stephen ...

  8. Tennis star Jannik Sinner gets April date at sports court for ...

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    Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner will go to sport's highest court in April for the World Anti-Doping Agency's appeal that seeks to ban him from the sport for at least one year. The Court of ...

  9. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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    Tamper-resistant GFCI duplex receptacle type 5-20RA, which can take 5-15 and 5-20 grounding plugs and 1-15 non-grounding plugs. These versions of the 5-15R or 5-20R receptacle are residual-current devices, and have "Test" and "Reset" buttons (and sometimes an indicator light which may be normally on or normally off per the vendor's design). In ...