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Not one I've seen before. Trust no one, not even your helpers

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Why is there even a bare wire? ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago

Not an electrician or even electrical savvy but it's typical for ground wires to be bare. Its not typical or good or even sane for them to be connected to something which WILL carry electricity.

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Bare wire for grounding purposes. That's all it's used for.

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Usa (and probs some others) use a bare ground wire

[โ€“] tarsn 12 points 1 week ago

Canada is the same