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Re:LEDs may cause retinal toxicity at occupational domestic ... by lightedman on Friday January 06, 2017 @02:25PM (#13339372)
"you could, in theory, invert the ground and neutral wires in the plug of an electrical appliance and there would be no change in the behaviour or safety of the appliance?"

Generally, no. I've seen backwards wiring jobs cause 48-80VAC to run through the casing of microwaves (they usually use the casing as a floating ground.) Any wiring inversion will usually cause some issue somewhere.

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Re:LEDs may cause retinal toxicity at occupational domestic ... by Spare_account on Friday January 06, 2017 @02:58PM (#13339650)
This is fascinating, I'm reading lots of resources attempting to understand how this works. Thanks for your responses, I appreciate you taking the time to do that.
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Re:LEDs may cause retinal toxicity at occupational domestic ... by Freestyler_3 on Friday January 06, 2017 @05:19PM (#13340829)
Maybe this helps

http://ecmweb.com/code-basics/grounding-and-bonding-part-2-3

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