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GFCI

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ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI)
ground fault circuit interrupter
A type of ground fault protection in areas where personnel are at high risk of receiving electrical shocks (for example, in damp locations); makes use of a device designed to trip at a ground current in the milliampere range, i.e., very much below currents that are normally harmful.


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You might still get a slight shock, but a GFCI will save you from a fatal electrocution.
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The City of London issued the first ever GFCI in March 2007.
 
 
 
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