re a question about vac outlet wiring in article qmisf odp sdl warren mentorg com garyg warren mentorg com gary gendel writes in article cmkrnl com jeh cmkrnl com writes what you can do if you want three prong outlets without additional wiring is to use a gfci outlet or breaker but the outlet will be cheaper in fact depending on where you are putting your new outlet s a gfci may be required you still need to supply a proper ground for a ground fault circuit interrupter not according to the nec nor the cec as explained in the electrical wiring faq which i posted here separately note the material under the headings subject how do i convert two prong receptacles to three prong and subject are you sure about gfcis and ungrounded outlets should the test button work of course as they said local codes may vary so rewiring is still a part of this job however the ground may be connected to a local earth ground rather than back at the breaker box i m not sure about this if the ground connections on the outlets are connected to anything they should be connected to a wire that runs back to the main panel where it is bonded to the neutral connector and to the house ground rod a connection to a local earth ground would not necessarily meet one of the goals of the ground wire which is that if a short develops from hot to the ground wire enough current would flow to trip the breaker hmmm how are those orange isolated ground outlets often used in computer rooms wired jamie hanrahan kernel mode systems san diego ca internet jeh cmkrnl com uucp uunet cmkrnl jeh cis
