Hi Gary,
Thank you for stating this so clearly. This is an important safety issue.
Gary Hoffman wrote:
> No manufacturer could ever sell something that ran load current on the
> ground wire. They would create a massively unsafe condition, and in the
> event that the worst happened, they would be sued out of existence. This is
> aside from the fact that this has never been permitted by the electric
> codes. That would be insane.
>
> Some 240/220 volt (in fact most) have 3 wire cords indeed, but they do not
> return load current on the ground wire, ever.
>
And if there are any lower voltage loads inside a piece of equipment
using a three wire 240 VAC power cord, those lower voltage loads derive
their supply voltage one way or another from the full 240 volt supply.
Only in a four wire system, when there is a neutral wire, and a ground
wire, can a 120 volt load connect from one hot lead to neutral.
DE N6KB
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