An electrical appliance which is double insulated does not have an earth wire fitted. The appliance is designed in such a way that the electrical parts can never come into contact with the outer casing of the device. Common double insulated appliances are hair dryers, radios and cassette players. A wet double insulated appliance is exceptionally dangerous - water is a good conductor of electricity and will easily reach the live electrical components within the case. Any human user touching the casing will then receive an electric shock. It is important to note that the human conductivity is increased when hands are wet, allowing a greater current to flow through the casualty. For this reason, do not operate a mains radio, hairdryer or double insulated appliance in any wet area - especially a bathroom Do not touch any person who has been electrocuted until you are sure that the electricity supply has been shut off. An electrical appliance which is double insulated does not have an earth wire fitted. The appliance is designed in such a way that the electrical parts can never come into contact with the outer casing of the device. Common double insulated appliances are hair dryers, radios and cassette players. A wet double insulated appliance is exceptionallydangerous - water is a good conductor of electricity and will easily reach the live electrical components within the case. Any human user touching the casing will then receive an electric shock. It is important to note that the human conductivity is increased when hands are wet, allowing a greater current to flow through the casualty. For this reason, do not operate a mains radio, hairdryer or double insulated appliance in any wet area - especially a bathroom Do not touch any person who has been electrocuted until you are sure that the electricity supply has been shut off.
Double insolated cases
It is called Double Insulated because any "hot" wires (= "live" wires in British English) inside the appliance have been made safe by using extra insulation and/or fuses to protect the user from getting a shock if the appliance suffers any damage. That is why it does not need a separate earth or ground wire. Always be sure to switch off the breakers at the main panel before you attempt to do any work on any mains power circuit.
If you have a brand new appliance (hair dryer, toaster, fridge, tv etc) and it comes with a plug with three prongs it has a ground. If it comes with two prongs it is not grounded. The only time an electical appliance should not have three prongs is if it is "double insulated" double insulated means that the electrical components are on a chaisis that is electrically isolated from the outer case or chasis where the user can touch. This is done to greatly reduce the risk of electrical shock. If the device is not double insulated there must be a third prong or ground prong on the plug. The device will have a ground wire attached to the conducting parts of the device so that if there should be a failure such as a broken wire touching the parts that can be touched the electricity will have a path for electrical flow and again greatly reduce the risk of electrical shock to the user. If you plug in a three prong or grounded appliance and for some reason the breaker instantly trips there might be a dangerous electrical problem with the appliance which is causing electrical flow back through the ground conductor. this would also be slangly called a "shorted" circuit. It almost always causes the breaker or fuse to trip/blow.
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An electrical appliance which is double insulated does not have an earth wire fitted. The appliance is designed in such a way that the electrical parts can never come into contact with the outer casing of the device. Common double insulated appliances are hair dryers, radios and cassette players.
An electrical appliance which is double insulated does not have an earth wire fitted. The appliance is designed in such a way that the electrical parts can never come into contact with the outer casing of the device. Common double insulated appliances are hair dryers, radios and cassette players.
Electrical insulation:An electrical appliance which is double insulated does not have an earth wire fitted. The appliance is designed in such a way that the electrical parts can never come into contact with the outer casing of the device. Common double insulated appliances are hair dryers, radios and cassette players.
There is no need to. The manufacturer designed the appliance for the specification of not needing a ground to be connected to it.
as long as the pins are the same on the plug to socket you just push it in, when a plug has only 2 pins it is double insulated look for 2 squares one inside the other this is the symbol ;double insulated means no metal in casing on the appliance
The symbol depicting a smaller square inside a larger one indicate on an appliance indicates that it is double insulated. Some appliances may contain other symbols to indicate this.
It is best to use both, then usually grounded, then double insulated is just OK.
Double insolated cases
A double insulated tool will have a picture of a box with a second box inside.
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It is called Double Insulated because any "hot" wires (= "live" wires in British English) inside the appliance have been made safe by using extra insulation and/or fuses to protect the user from getting a shock if the appliance suffers any damage. That is why it does not need a separate earth or ground wire. Always be sure to switch off the breakers at the main panel before you attempt to do any work on any mains power circuit.
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