Re: How does one safely ground a device?
Posted by
Loni Rosser on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/How-does-one-safely-ground-a-device-tp1554584p1554640.html
The only thing I think I can answer is the outlet tester I beleive you are referring to about testing your own electricity. I made a note that it can be purchased at any drug store Svetaswan.
Hope that helps a little. :o) Loni
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From: svetaswan <
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Subject: [eSens] Re: How does one safely ground a device?
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Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 4:00 PM
Hi again guys - is it that noone knows how to safely ground a device, or amI being ignored?
~Svetaswan
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> Hello all,
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> I'm going to try to take some action and experiment with some ways to increase my tolerance to a couple of devices that have given me symptoms. I may be grasping at straws here - but I want to see if "grounding" these devices improves their tolerability. I guess it's worth a shot - if I can do it relatively cheaply and conveniently. Especially since I received an email response from a representative from an organization that tests products for electromagnetic emissions (up to 400kHz frequency) that contained the following statement:
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> "If your product is not connected to ground then emission values will be from 10 - 100 times higher than they need be."
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> I'm an ignoramus when it comes to all of this stuff (which my severe "brain fog" only makes worse) - and I have these fears of harming myself if I make a wrong move while attempting to ground. Could someone(s) explain to mehow to attach a "ground wire" to an ungrounded device/appliance - how to ground a device without hurting or killing myself? Where does one get the needed materials?
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> I want to try to attach some type of grounding wire(s) to a smallish digital adapter that my cable company has made mandatory (if you want to get the basic cable channels) - and also to a 20-inch CRT t.v. that's in my bedroom. The CRT t.v. is quite big and bulky - yet, it only has a 2-pronged power cord.
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> Also, in a recent thread - someone mentioned purchasing an inexpensive device that tests whether or not your home's electricity is attached to ground. It would be nice if I could verify if my house's electricity is actuallyconnected to ground - so could anyone tell me where I could purchase such a device?
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> Thanks so much,
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> ~Svetaswan
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