popping GFIs [was Re: Anyone with Roger's Lite accounts?]

[James Knott]

D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | From: Peter <plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg at public.gmane.org>
> 
> | On Tue, 18 Apr 2006, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | 
> | > I don't know why but my notebook will pop them.  Very annoying.  I
> | 
> | Does it have 3 prongs or 2 ? If it has 3 it may help to change to a power cord
> | which has a longer ground prong.
> 
> It has 3 prongs.  If I remember correctly, when I use a "cheater"
> (leaving ground unconnected), the GFI does not pop.  This is probably
> not a safety concern since the power connector on the laptop itself
> appears to have only has two terminals.

If it wasn't a concern, the manufacturer wouldn't have put the 3rd pin
there.

Using a "cheater" to bypass a grounded plug is illegal.
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