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Thisappliancemustbe grounded.
Inthe eventof an electricalshort
circuit,groundingreducesthe risk
ofelectric shockbyprovidingan
escapewire for the electriccurrent.
Thisapplianceis equippedwith a
powercordhavinga grounding
wire witha groundingplug. The
plugmust bepluggedintoan outlet
thatis properly installedand
grounded. (Fig. 1)
use
ofthegroundingplug ian result
ina risk of electric shock.
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w’ service technicianif the grounding
instructionsare not completely
understood, or if doubt existsas to
whether the appliance is properly
grounded.
Where a standard two-prongwall
nxcptaclc is encountered, it is
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obligation (Ohaveit replaced with
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Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertain conditions,we
strongly recommend against the
use of an adapter plug. However,
if youstillelect to usean adapter,
where localcodespermit, a
TEMIWRARY CONNE~ION
maybemadeto a properlygrounded
two-prongwallreceptaclebytheuse
of a ~L l~stedadapter(Fig.‘2)
whichisavailableatmost local
hardwarestores.
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The largerslot in theadapter must
be alignedwith the larger slotin the
wallreceptacle to provideproper
polarity in the connectionof the
powercord.
CmJtion: Attachingthe adapter
ground terminal to the wall
receptacle coverscrew does not
ground the appliance unless the
coverscrew is metal, and not
insulated, and the wall receptacle
isgrounded through the house
wiring. YOLJshould havethe circuit
checked by a qualified electrician
to malwsure the receptacle is
properly grounded.
When disconnecting the power
cord [mm the adapter+alwayshold
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adaptcF. with orw hm)d.If this
is n(xdone, the adapter ground
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is wry liktiy to break with
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Donotuse an adapter plug inthese
situationsbecausedisconnectingof
thepowercord placesundue strain
on theadapter andleads toeventual
fiiilureoftheadaptergroundterminal.
Youshouldhavethetwo-prongwall
receptaclereplacedwith a three-
prong(grounding)receptaclebya
qualifiedelectricianbeforeusing
theappliance.
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Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstthe use ofan
extensioncord. However,if itis
necessary to use an extensioncord,
useonly a 3-wireextensioncord
that has a 3-bladegroundingplug,
and a 3-slot receptaclethat will
acceptthe plug on the appliance.
The marked ratingof the extension
cord shallbe equalto or greater
than the electrical rating ofthe
appliance (15amperes).
Suchextensioncords are obtainable
through General Electric service.
If you do use an extension ‘cord
with your mkn-owaveoven$the
interior light mayfliclcerand the
blowersound may vary when oven
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