[Elecraft] RE: static ground

2006-06-11 Thread Steven Pituch
Hi Bob, Sounds like you live in Texas. Your theory is pretty much correct. I am a professional Engineer, and home inspector in Texas. The default way to deal with (update) a two wire circuit is to install a GFCI in the upstream outlet and slave the GFCI to the downstream outlets. However if

[Elecraft] RE: static ground

2006-06-11 Thread Steven Pituch
Hi Ron and all, Actually the name GFCI is a bit misleading I think. You don't need a ground for a GFCI to work. That's why they recommend their use in upgrading two wire systems. The GFCI senses a current difference between the neutral and the hot wire. If the difference is greater than 5