The middle prong is an AC safety ground. It has exactly one purpose and that is to prevent electrocution.So remember- use a ground. Or else end up exactly like this:
https://youtu.be/2OB7BSXhReA?t=164
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jea48 ... if some fly by night cable manufacturer is building a 3 wire grounding type power cord with the EGC lifted at the female IEC connector he is leaving himself wide open for a lawsuit, or worse ...I agree with you, but this offering from Pangea does essentially the same thing by offering a removable ground pin: " ... solid copper blades for the AC connections and upgrade to a screw-in/out solid copper ground pin. That will make the cable ... easy for customers to cancel any ground hum [by removing the ground pin]." This product has been on the market for years. |
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