Why does a 100 watt hanging lamp require a ground wire but a floor lamp does not?
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WOW, what odd ball answers. OK this is how it works. the apprentice was right in saying that you don't need a ground wire for the light to work. And A H was wrong when he said the pole of the fixture is the ground if that was true the your floor would have to be a grounding conductor and it's not. What says how any device is grounded is the national electric code or the NEC and in the NEC there is special considerations for a lamp cord (as long as it's under 6 feet) that says you don't need a separate grounding conductor to the fixture. When you don't have a ground wire in a fixture and you have a short in the wire the neutral will act as the ground and trip the breaker instead of you.
As a Free Mason, I must ask you not ask this question again. It's a secret and we don't allow people to talk about it. Let's just say that it's important to national security and now, YOUR JOB.
Just thought i'd let you know
PS, please don't ask about the light in your refrigerator either. We have it under control...
you are so silly Number6!
Homegrown, the floor lamp does indeed have a ground in it. It's the pipe that leads thru the base. Whereas a hanging lamp does not have a base and may break free from the wiring. The ground wire helps to keep YOU from getting a shock when you touch it, in case a wire is loose.
psst ... You don't really need a ground wire for either for it to function it is just code (to keep you safe) a hot and a neutral will operate a light just fine.
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