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Steel workbench
sPoNiX wrote:
On 14 Jun 2004 08:52:46 GMT, wrote: Why? It could well be argued that it would be safer if you *didn't* earth it. Then if you have a faulty electric drill (or whatever) and happend to touch the bench as the same time as the faulty drill you won't get a shock. A faulty drill placed on an earthed metal workbench will blow a fuse somewhere. A faulty metal drill placed on an isolated metal bench will make the bench live. Touch that and you couldl be acting as an earth conductor! So which is more likely to happen? I was just saying that earthing the bench isn't *necessarily* a good idea. You need to assess the environment and then decide. If the floors are vinyl covered for example then not earthing it is safer, on the other hand if the floor is damp concrete then maybe earthing it is safer. -- Chris Green |
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