I have read about the use of an isolation transformer to seperate a device eg: oscilloscope from a power source.
The gist I get is that it is primarily to protect the device from inadvertent grounding of probes and burning out the transistors and other parts in the scope by preventing the grounding reaching the consumer unit. Broadly speaking.
If that's the case isn't there an increased risk of electrocution as a trade off? If for some reason the scope shorts out to ground.
I would appreciate your opinions.
The gist I get is that it is primarily to protect the device from inadvertent grounding of probes and burning out the transistors and other parts in the scope by preventing the grounding reaching the consumer unit. Broadly speaking.
If that's the case isn't there an increased risk of electrocution as a trade off? If for some reason the scope shorts out to ground.
I would appreciate your opinions.