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Old 05-08-2011, 09:13 PM   #14
Dannii
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I agree with you for the most part Yep. I certainly do NOT condone earth pin removal as a general solution (and this is coming from a background of qualification and experience in electronics and safety). Ground lifting in most cases is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS and in some places, illegal.
As for laptop supplies, it would be an extremely unlikely event that would cause a laptop to be destroyed due to earth lifting the mains supply. In such a fault scenario, if the active pin of the mains supply somehow found it's way to the secondary of the chopper transformer and then into the laptop, it would most likely be fried earth lifted or not.
Given the double insulated nature of these supplies, that scenario would be extremely unlikely. Not impossible, but then again, it isn't impossible to be hit by falling debris from the international space station whilst having a barbecue with friends in your backyard either!!!
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