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I'm glad to see that even the experts are confused by this (maybe "glad"
isn't the right word . . . .). If tow conductors are connected in one
place, aren't they effectively connected "everywhere"?
Steve Allen
At 10:06 PM 6/1/00 EDT, INDUSTELE@aol.com wrote:
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>That's really interesting, as in the US, the National Electrical Code
>requires that the "neutral" be grounded ONLY at the power distribution panel.
> This gets back to my original posting about the "grounded" and the
>"grounding" conductors. The green, grounding conductors may be connected to
>an earth ground at any point, but it must also be connected to the main
>incoming power panel's "grounding" conductor, which is usually connected to a
>driven rod, near the power meter. The "grounded" conductor, which we call
>the neutral, can only be grounded in the main panel of the home or business.
>As a master electrician in 7 states, and an electrical engineer, I have often
>asked WHY this is so, but I only get a mumbled "mumbo-jumbo" about derived
>loads, etc. (fill in the blank with any appropriate electrical sounding
>phrase).
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