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Just a polarized plug would do it. That would make it so the switch is before the elements and not after.
by loonster 5y ago
Just a polarized plug would do it. That would make it so the switch is before the elements and not after.
- throwanem 5y agoYou need the ground line too since the body of the unit is conductive and not insulated. Without a ground, you can short live to the body and have it still function in that hazardous state; with the body grounded, that short will pass current and trip the breaker.
- loonster 5y agoThat solves a different problem. The ground is only used if there is a short somewhere in the unit. (Potentially getting a shock from touching the toaster.) A polarized plug prevents the elements from being a live wire.
- throwanem 5y agoSure, a polarized plug and a ground mitigate different kinds of electrical hazard, but you do need both of them to mitigate all the electrical hazards that a metal-bodied kitchen appliance would otherwise present.
- mark-r 5y agoOne end of the element will be neutral and the other end will be hot. No way to avoid that, no matter how you change the plug - the voltage differential is how you get the current that generates heat.
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- rightbyte 5y agoWhy not just have a switch that cuts both wires?