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Re: [TowerTalk] Challenging Grounding/Bonding Situation ?

Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Challenging Grounding/Bonding Situation ?
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:29:43 -0700
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On Fri,9/12/2014 6:00 PM, Bill Turner wrote:
Imagine something like a washing machine where the neutral is
connected to the frame and down the line the neutral opens up. Now the
frame has the full "hot" voltage on it. The next person to do a load
will be lucky if they live.

But that's a false argument, Bill, because, as you noted, it is illegal to use the green wire to carry load current, and it's illegal to connect neutral to ground at any point but the service entrance. And also because all wiring within my buildings, and in the similar system I described to Shawn, DOES include both neutral and ground conductors. I've been through that in both of my buildings, making sure that there are no such improperly connected loads.

73, Jim K9YC


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