Surge protector...help

[westom]

hahaha! Had I known it was such a divisive topic I would not have asked.

Topic inspires much misinformation, hearsay, and speculation as if fact. Even the word 'surge' has numerous and different meanings. Even a blackout gets called a surge. Some get angry rather than learn how to extract facts from what are popular beliefs.

 

[rajak73]

Always ask! I learned something, I'm sure others did also.

Me too, after 35+ years of being a electrician and Electrical Contractor, numerous National Electrical Code books, (Art. 250), continuing education classes, never heard of a "safety ground" until here. Even camping worlds surge protectors don't list monitor a "safety ground"

 

[westom]

never heard of a "safety ground" until here.

The formal definition of safety ground is "equipment ground". But that does not really make clear the difference between an earth ground and a completely different ground to protect human life. Equipment works just fine with or without that ground. "Equipment ground" exists to protect human life - not hardware. So a better expression for layman is "Safety ground".

 

[rajak73]

Sorry still never heard of "safety ground"
ETA, I'm just a layman not a engineer.

 

[westom]

Irrelevant that so many others kept you uninformed. Finally learned is what that ground really does.

In other nations, that same ground goes by different names. A 'safety ground' in Britain is called "earth". In every nation, it really has one common name: "safety ground" - to protect human life.

 

[rajak73]

Irrelevant that so many others kept you uninformed. Finally learned is what that ground really does.

In other nations, that same ground goes by different names. A 'safety ground' in Britain is called "earth". In every nation, it really has one common name: "safety ground" - to protect human life.

Ok...... Time to shut the thread down.

 

[North of Mouse]

Topic inspires much misinformation, hearsay, and speculation as if fact. Even the word 'surge' has numerous and different meanings. Even a blackout gets called a surge. Some get angry rather than learn how to extract facts from what are popular beliefs.

The formal definition of safety ground is "equipment ground". But that does not really make clear the difference between an earth ground and a completely different ground to protect human life. Equipment works just fine with or without that ground. "Equipment ground" exists to protect human life - not hardware. So a better expression for layman is "Safety ground".

Irrelevant that so many others kept you uninformed. Finally learned is what that ground really does.

In other nations, that same ground goes by different names. A 'safety ground' in Britain is called "earth". In every nation, it really has one common name: "safety ground" - to protect human life.

Ok...... Time to shut the thread down.

 

[2goofycampers]

Happy New Year!