GFCI is mandatory in Belgium on +all+ outlets, they're placed in the switchboard, right after the main manual switch, before all other fuses. There's even 2, actually, one that triggers @ 0.03A (for surviving bathroom and washing machines.... 'wet' accidents) and one @ 0.3 A for everything else. Those are placed in series, so often trigger both if you do something very stupid.
On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: > For those who live with 220V mains, I'm curious if anyone has used > 110VAC-to-GND for their projects. I'm sure it violates electrical codes, > and there are plenty of reasons why doing that is unsafe, but I wouldn't be > surprised if it's been tried by folks here. > > GFCI (ground fault circuit interruptors) are commonly used here in the US > for some outlets inside homes, usually in areas like kitchens or bathrooms > where water is running, and also outdoors. So, exploiting the GND prong > would cause a GFCI to trip; it's also redundant because all outlets have a > neutral conductor anyways, so using the GND accomplishes nothing. In other > words, we can't get 60VAC using GND (yeah, if we *did*, then I probably > would have used it). > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/cc46c9e3-2a36-4d2b-8a9f-be150cde0268n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/cc46c9e3-2a36-4d2b-8a9f-be150cde0268n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAFNBpdFRa6aoPw3YfMY%2BAizecLxMqO22BN6PfVXeroLnvFuOFg%40mail.gmail.com.
