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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. 

Regards

jcm 


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    It sounds to me more like a Inline RCD that has been wired up with a plug that has a plastic earth pin.


    If the equipment it is protecting is hard wired to it and double insulated it should be just as well protected, unless the RCD device is referenced to earth.


    But if it’s on an extension lead with a trailing socket that any appliance can be plugged into then there’s a major issue.


    Andy Betteridge
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    It sounds to me more like a Inline RCD that has been wired up with a plug that has a plastic earth pin.


    If the equipment it is protecting is hard wired to it and double insulated it should be just as well protected, unless the RCD device is referenced to earth.


    But if it’s on an extension lead with a trailing socket that any appliance can be plugged into then there’s a major issue.


    Andy Betteridge
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