From: mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington)
Subject: Ungrounded GFCIs; was: Re: A question about 120VAC outlet wiring.
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In article <1qmisf$odp@sdl.Warren.MENTORG.COM> garyg@warren.mentorg.com writes:
>>
>>What you CAN do if you want three-prong outlets without additional wiring is 
>>to use a GFCI outlet (or breaker, but the outlet will be cheaper).  In fact,
>>depending on where you are putting your new outlet(s), a GFCI may be *required*.
>
>You still need to supply a proper ground for a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter!

Oddly enough, you don't, at least according to the wiring FAQ that
is regularly posted on misc.consumers.house.

A GFCI senses discrepancies between the live and neutral wire currents,
and cuts them both off if a discrepancy is found.  No ground connection
is needed for it to function.



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