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I charge my devices overnight. I have a smoke alarm installed in the same room, an RCD on the socket and they sit on a solid granite surface! A few years ago
by gouranga 15y ago
I charge my devices overnight.
I have a smoke alarm installed in the same room, an RCD on the socket and they sit on a solid granite surface!
A few years ago I used to race radio controlled cars - the cells on them taught me a few lessons about how damn dangerous chemical cells are.
- ars 15y agoFor the Americans an RCD is the same thing as a GFCI, it's also called an ALCI in some places.
- kisielk 15y agoAnd still all three acronyms are totally meaningless to me. Residual-current device: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual-current_device http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual-current_device
- gonzo 15y agoI'd think an arc interrupter would be better.
- seabee 15y agoSurprisingly difficult to find an arc interrupter in the UK. I found a link [0] which might shed some light on that; essentially the characteristics/problems of a 240v grounded system are different to a 110v, predominantly 2-pin system. [0] http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=205&threadid=11144 http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=205...
- tadfisher 15y agoYou need both to prevent fire and accidental shock. Fortunately, you can install both at the same time for all of your receptacles by using GFCI+AFCI circuit breakers. Unfortunately, they are expensive.
- mturmon 15y agoAll true, and also: GFCI breakers will not substitute for the dual breakers used in many panel boxes, they are too big. And, use of GFCI breakers is not compatible with three-wire circuits used in many locales in the US, at least. (What I mean is, two hot wires of opposite polarity sharing a common grounded conductor, allowing to run two circuits over three wires.)