How to remove ground pin on power cable

@jea48 ,
Thanks for linking that video.
I never knew there was a circuit board in those outlets.

Bob

UL943 governs GFCI in the US, with Mexico/Canada having similar specs, and I believe EN specs are similar.

- 2003 update to improve surge suppression to protect components.
- 2006 updated to detect some miswiring
- 2015 added automated testing and a whole host of required fault detection w.r.t. the proper operation of the circuit. Newer GFCI should be much safer than old ones w.r.t. guaranteed operation.  Self check is once every 90 minutes.


GFCI outlets have more stringent requirements on what happens when a fault it detected compared to GFCI breakers, but most new breakers on the market appear to be adapted the more rigid requirement to disconnect power, not just indicate a failure.

Was looking at some of the controller chips and they will even detect ground/neutral faults, and will check for failures more often.

I had a similar issue and I just removed the ground wire from the ground prong. (I checked with the cable manufacturer first before I proceeded.) No issues and no sound degradation from using a cheater plug. Simply remove the screws from the plug and then push aside the ground wire from the prong and make sure that is doesn't touch anything else.

Plug it in and unplug it about a thousand times, this has worked without exception on every Skilsaw and extension cord I've ever owned. (couldn't resist any longer)