bmaxey1@juno.com
Date: 06/21/01-07:52:12 PM Z
>>What isn't clear to me, but I hope you or Gord or Bill or another
person
>>savvy in such matters can explain is, can grounding be a problem with
>>ready-made strips? I'd always assumed they were made grounded, that is
>>the ones that come with plug and switch ready-to-use. But there seems
>>possibility from what's said today that I should in any event check
>>grounding of the receptacle ???
Grounding does not work if a proper grounding system is not in place, if
a polarized plug is not wired properly. If wired improperly, regardless
of the orientation of the plug, you can have a system you think is
grounded that in fact, might not be at all.
Usually, those strips are wired properly, and all that is needed is a
ground to the house or building ground. Some people use water pipes for
ground, but they cease to work if a plastic part like an elbow is added
and breaks the ground.. Ask an electrician if in doubt - electricity is
not to be fooled with. it takes little to cause death.
HCM
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