cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/28693796

Check the comments of the original post for the stupidity.

For those of you without an electrical background, the diagram shows the protective earth connected directly to phase, with phase and neutral also joined.

Correctly wired, this would be a three pin plug, with the earth wire connected to the earth pin in the plug, with the other end connected to the metal casing of the appliance. This is a critical safety feature, which will cause the circuit protection to trip in the event a phase wire contacts the metal of whatever this is connected to.

If this was actually done, the most likely outcome is it would trip a circuit breaker, but if the neutral was broken, it would connect phase directly to the casing, and likely electrocute someone.

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[+] -14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

If it would be done exactly like in the picture nothing would happen, as the only wire going in is the ground wire.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    In case you had the same brainfart as me, it's a plug, not an outlet, so there could be no wires coming out of it and you could still short-circuit the outlet you plug it into...

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I know we're famous for not reading the article, but you didn't even read the post.

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