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GFI Plug with a plastic earth pin

jcm
Well could I say (with foot in the mouth) that this masterplug attached to portable tools inserted  into a 13amp socket uses the human body ,or animal as the earth wire to trip the 10mA RCBO device in the event of an earth fault.( PRCDKB Non-Latching RCD Safety Plug).  Rated at 16A it also has a 13 amp fuse with BS 1363 marked on the pins side . I think myself that it is so sensitiive that there is no need for an earth connection.

PROTECTS AGAINST DAMAGING AND DANGEROUS POWER SPIKES: The RCD adaptor is non-latching, so the power needs to be reset after each use, making it ideal for the protection of home appliances

SAFE FOR HOME USE AS MANUFACTURED TO BS 7071 1992: With the one socket for

  connecting devices to the RCD adaptor

BUT could Mr pat really ask for £3 for pressing a test button. 

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jcm 


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    Well could I say (with foot in the mouth) that this masterplug attached to portable tools inserted  into a 13amp socket uses the human body ,or animal as the earth wire to trip the 10mA RCBO device in the event of an earth fault.( PRCDKB Non-Latching RCD Safety Plug).  Rated at 16A it also has a 13 amp fuse with BS 1363 marked on the pins side . I think myself that it is so sensitiive that there is no need for an earth connection.



    Sounds odd, do you have a link?


    The only application for a RCD (rated 30mA or below) without a c.p.c. that comes to my mind if it were to fed a class II (double/reinforced insulation) appliance, but for some reason additional protection was also needed (perhaps the two-core flex was considered vulnerable to damage, potentially allowing direct contact).


    If they're using the term GFI or GFCI then it perhaps has a US influence, where I understand they do allow (in certain circumstances) a socket to be supplied via an RCD instead of being provided with an earth (ground) connection - but then I'd expect a nominal rating of closer to 6mA rather than 10mA.


       - Andy.
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    Well could I say (with foot in the mouth) that this masterplug attached to portable tools inserted  into a 13amp socket uses the human body ,or animal as the earth wire to trip the 10mA RCBO device in the event of an earth fault.( PRCDKB Non-Latching RCD Safety Plug).  Rated at 16A it also has a 13 amp fuse with BS 1363 marked on the pins side . I think myself that it is so sensitiive that there is no need for an earth connection.



    Sounds odd, do you have a link?


    The only application for a RCD (rated 30mA or below) without a c.p.c. that comes to my mind if it were to fed a class II (double/reinforced insulation) appliance, but for some reason additional protection was also needed (perhaps the two-core flex was considered vulnerable to damage, potentially allowing direct contact).


    If they're using the term GFI or GFCI then it perhaps has a US influence, where I understand they do allow (in certain circumstances) a socket to be supplied via an RCD instead of being provided with an earth (ground) connection - but then I'd expect a nominal rating of closer to 6mA rather than 10mA.


       - Andy.
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