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in three pin plug 6 Amp. 220v AC rating.
why earth pin diameter is higher than ohter two pin? what its
purpose ?

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in three pin plug 6 Amp. 220v AC rating. why earth pin diameter is higher than ohter two pin? what ..

Answer / kishore kumar

because R=Pl/a area of the conductor increases resistance
value dicreases .so high lekage current flows it thats why
the area of the earthing pin is big compare yhe phase and
neutral pins.

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in three pin plug 6 Amp. 220v AC rating. why earth pin diameter is higher than ohter two pin? what ..

Answer / siva24381

Because Current flow in the conductor is inversely
proportional to the conductor diameter.so if any short
circuits occures in the system first high currents bypassed
in the Earthing terminal.

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in three pin plug 6 Amp. 220v AC rating. why earth pin diameter is higher than ohter two pin? what ..

Answer / vaibhav kumar

actually in first answer he tried to write directly proportional .....

logic is correct

but as the diameter increases rate of current flow also increases

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in three pin plug 6 Amp. 220v AC rating. why earth pin diameter is higher than ohter two pin? what ..

Answer / j.karthik

I think Mr.Kishore kumar said answer is correct.i.e. R=Pl/a
area of the conductor increases resistance
value dicreases .so high leakage current flows it thats why
the area of the earthing pin is big compare yhe phase and
neutral pins.

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in three pin plug 6 Amp. 220v AC rating. why earth pin diameter is higher than ohter two pin? what ..

Answer / guest

Simply to reduce resistance and allow fault current to flow
to earth.

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in three pin plug 6 Amp. 220v AC rating. why earth pin diameter is higher than ohter two pin? what ..

Answer / abcd

From safety point of view it ensures inadvertant inserting
into phase/live socket?

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