Re: ANOTHER house wiring question (this one's basic)

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From: Tad Cook
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 1991 06:20

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In article <kJhTxoE@quack.sac.ca.us>, mrapple@quack.sac.ca.us (Nick Sayer) writes:
> 
> Now ground and neutral clearly are not the same thing. I would
> expect negative side effects were I foolish enough to hook
> a light bulb between hot and ground.

Ground and neutral are hooked together at the electrical
service entrance or on your breaker panel.
> 
> But wait! In AC, every half cycle the current goes the other
> way! So why isn't there a potential between neutral and ground?
> Inquiring minds want to know!

The shift in current direction has nothing to do with it, but
actually there usually is a small potential between ground and
neutral at an outlet, depending on the load and the wire
resistance.



Tad Cook
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From: tad@ssc.UUCP (Tad Cook)
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Subject: Re: ANOTHER house wiring question (this one's basic)
Summary: neutral, ground
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Date: 14 Jan 91 06:20:11 GMT
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