On Nov 18, 2005, at 7:40 AM, Bill Turner wrote:
> At 05:46 PM 11/17/2005, Gary Schafer wrote:
>
> <snip>
>> Then how about all those 120 volt appliances in your house? I would
>> get rid
>> of them too. If you have an open neutral going to the house you will
>> have
>> all sorts of items in series across 240 volts to worry about. I have
>> had
>> this happen and survived! So did all the appliances!
> <snip>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Are you citing your one experience with an open neutral as proof that
> it is safe for everybody? I have seen other posts about the havoc
> caused at their houses by an open neutral.
Indeed. Was this an open neutral before the breaker box or after the
breaker box?
>
> The more I learn about the history of our electric system in the US,
> the more I realize it is a collection of patches to a fundamentally
> flawed system, beginning with the old two-wire non-polarized plug of
> the early days and going on from there.
Amen, Bill
> Please do not put any words
> in my mouth from this comment. I'm not saying we should tear
> everything out and start over, but we should be aware of the possible
> built-in hazards and why they exist.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
>
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Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734. www.somis.org
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