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Re: [Shop-talk] Should I ground a floor lamp?

To: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Should I ground a floor lamp?
From: Pat Horne <patintexas@icloud.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 13:26:15 -0700
Cc: Shop-talk@autox.team.net
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The paranoid in me says to ground it too but getting 3-wire cord that looks 
good isn't easy. There is some flat 3-wire coed out there, so look around. 

Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne 
We support Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity


On Aug 20, 2016, at 11:01 AM, Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org> wrote:

I'm rewiring an old lamp and the engineer in me says I should ground the frame 
in case the socket goes awry. There's currently no conductivity between the 
neutral part of the socket and the frame/pole (isolated by a cardboard sleeve), 
so if the hot touches the frame it will become hot.

Paranoid or common sense? Any reason not to?

thanks,
jim
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