[AMPS] 240VAC Amplifier Wiring

[Ian White, G3SEK]

Peter Chadwick wrote:
>
>Rich says:
>
>>It is potentially dangerous not to connect the cabinet of U. S. built 
>>amplifiers to the Neutral wire. 
>
>Do you really mean this, Rich?
>
>I would have thought it should read 'to the ground wire'.
>
>My preference is to run the neutral to the equipment if needed (i.e.for 120volt
>stuff) and the ground wire to the case. That means that major voltage drop in
>the neutral doesn't lift the cabinet above the bonding point potential at the
>supply inlet.
>
>It shouldn't be necessary to say that all this discussion probably doesn't apply
>in places that use different AC distribution systems to those in the US. (like
>Europe and I believe, VK, VU, ZL and ZS)

Wherever there are separate neutral and ground conductors, I think the
"neutral is only for power, ground is only for grounding" principle does
apply.

73 from Ian G3SEK          Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
                          'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
                           http://www.ifwtech.com/g3sek

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