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Why earth wire is needed in a wiring system?

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Question added by Sudhakar Nandigamu PMP , Project Manager/Sr.Electrical Engineer , MTC Qatar
Date Posted: 2014/07/06
Sudhakar Nandigamu PMP
by Sudhakar Nandigamu PMP , Project Manager/Sr.Electrical Engineer , MTC Qatar

for equipments and person safety 

The earth wire act as a safety precaution to prevent shock should an appliance develop a fault. The earth wire will carry the excess current to the general mass of the earth thereby causing the protection device to break the circuit, hence preventing shock or damage to equipment.

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