Hi folks,
Lets start our discussion with the basics.
Have you ever wondered why the earthing pin in the 3 pin connector is having more thickness and is more in length compared to other two? just to waste material or just to make it look cool? obvio no..!
Everyone knows the basic reason for providing earthing. It is for operator safety. As per the basic formula for resistance if we increase area of cross section then resistance will decrease. So this will provide least resistance path for the leakage currents and we , the operators will be safe.
Lets talk about length now. When we are putting club in socket, the first pin to come in contact with metal inside socket is earthing pin. So before giving supply to the device we ensure that all the leakage charge is grounded. Did you get the reason for more length?
Now if you observe even closer, there is a groove in the earthing pin. Can anyone tell me the reason for that?
Thank you for your time and please do comment about your areas of interest.
Lets start our discussion with the basics.
Have you ever wondered why the earthing pin in the 3 pin connector is having more thickness and is more in length compared to other two? just to waste material or just to make it look cool? obvio no..!
Everyone knows the basic reason for providing earthing. It is for operator safety. As per the basic formula for resistance if we increase area of cross section then resistance will decrease. So this will provide least resistance path for the leakage currents and we , the operators will be safe.
Lets talk about length now. When we are putting club in socket, the first pin to come in contact with metal inside socket is earthing pin. So before giving supply to the device we ensure that all the leakage charge is grounded. Did you get the reason for more length?
Now if you observe even closer, there is a groove in the earthing pin. Can anyone tell me the reason for that?
Thank you for your time and please do comment about your areas of interest.
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