nsgarch:No, disconnecting the ground conductor at the EQUIPMENT end, as I specified, does NOT create a safety hazard. However, disconnecting the ground conductor at the wall outlet end does indeed create a safety hazard! A bit of research into equipment grounding techniques will explain why"
You are confused, uninformed, and ignorant regarding the nature of electricity, electrical circuits and grounding the defeat of any safety ground most positively, absolutely, and definitely without exception creates a possible, potential, "looming" safety hazard the result, consequence, and outcome of which can be deadly. I suggest you consult your Boy Scout handbook and look up definitions for "open circuit" and "closed circuit" and then report back.
You are confused, uninformed, and ignorant regarding the nature of electricity, electrical circuits and grounding the defeat of any safety ground most positively, absolutely, and definitely without exception creates a possible, potential, "looming" safety hazard the result, consequence, and outcome of which can be deadly. I suggest you consult your Boy Scout handbook and look up definitions for "open circuit" and "closed circuit" and then report back.