Best answer I've heaerd so far on this subject.
73,
Gary...wa6fgi
----- Original Message -----
From: <Gudguyham@aol.com>
To: <r@somis.org>; <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] NEC-think.
>
> In a message dated 1/5/2006 7:24:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, r@somis.org
> writes:
>
> few days ago I ran into a Ham on 40m who is a licensed electrician
> here in California. so I took the opportunity to ask him why 240v
> appliances like ovens, dryers and water heaters need a ground wire.
> His answer: To protect people from being shocked by the Neutral wire.
>
>
>
>
> Obviously he is wrong. The ground wire (or bond as we call it) is to
> bond
> all electrical non current carrying metal back top the electrical panel
> so
> that if a current carrying wire contacts metal it will trip the breaker
> and
> therefore someone will not be shocked.
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