On Monday, August 5, 2019 at 9:08:35 AM UTC-4, Bill Gill wrote:
On 8/5/2019 8:04 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 11:52:13 PM UTC-4, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 20:55:26 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 4 Aug 2019 17:25:18 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

You've never seen a toaster with a two prong cord? That's all they come with. Toasters don't require, or come with, a three prong plug because they're double insulated. Oh and it's impossible to get electrocuted by putting a mental object in the toaster( ie: metal fork). A little education goes a long way in today's world.

Toasters are expected to be plugged into a GFCI "small appliance
circuit". There is a great amount of safety because of that.
If NOT plugged into a GFCI you CAN get an awfull nasty shock if you
stick a knife into a toaster when thebasket is down (toaster on)
They have a POLARIZED plug co the case side is ALWAYS at ground
potential if plugged into a "properly wired" outlet.

You're saying the case is wired to the neutral? That seems very dangerous
because with a two prong plug if you plug it in backwards, now the
case is hot without any fault in the toaster.

You'll have to work at plugging a 2 prong plug in backward.
The prongs are 2 different widths, so the plug will only
go in one way.

Bill

Well, if you're going to tie the case to neutral, then I'd say the plug
and receptacle system needs to be far more robust to make it virtually
impossible to plug in backwards or you're creating a bigger danger than
you are solving. I say it's BS, that Clare is likely wrong, that toasters
and similar do not have their cases wired to neutral.