The groundING of the service goes to ground ONLY. The groundED neutral wire
terminates at the transformer. In the transformer, the third (neutral wire) is
used in the secondary winding of the transformer giving 120 volts to each
phase..1 and 2 at the same time allowing current to flow through the neutral
wire back to the transformer for any unbalanced loads in the house...ie
outlets. Without the neutral wire at the transfomer, the 2 load wires would
carry
240 volts each instead of 120 each for residental use. The white wire (neutral
) should never ever be ground to earth groundING.Alot of people are badly
burned and some killed by playing with electricity. The pole mounted
transformer
is reducing 7200 volts down to 240 and 120. Dont mess around by the wires on
the poles or underground, the load..(amps) being drawn from the lines will
cook you like a piece of bacon on a open fire.
Becareful. 73 Pete
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Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions
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