Modern kitchen electric range

[jonnieA]

In a modern range, are all of the onboard electronics such as the clock and timers 240 volts? I'm guessing they are such that they don't create a current in the neutral due to the unbalanced load they would create. I ask this question with regard to the chassis shock hazard when connected with a 3 wire plug instead of a 4 wire plug.

 

[TugboatEng]

Half the house is on breakers half on fuses. I took all of the 3 prong outlets off the fused circuits and put the correct 2 prong back in.

 

[waross]

GFCIs will give protection on the old circuits as well.
They are a good idea for receptacles where it is not feasible to retrofit a grounding conductor.

Bill
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Ohm's law
Not just a good idea;
It's the LAW!

 

[TugboatEng]

Oh yeah? I'll have to look in to that. I would like 3 prong outlets. Thanks!

 

[itsmoked]

That's what I did all over my house because it was the old self-igniting steel spiral-wound two-cloth covered "armor" wiring.

The galvanized steel spiral wrap simply heats up if there is a ground fault at an outlet. It can heat the entire spiral up to wall material ignition temperature. Rewiring all the associated outlets to a GFI means that any ground fault gets tripped at the outlet before the spiral can take the short circuit current load and heat up.

Keith Cress
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