[Amps] Neutral vs Ground Connection for 220 VAC

[Michael Tope]

Thanks to all who replied on this one. Lots of good
suggestions. I'll have to check the subpanel (yes their
is a subpanel) to see how everything is wired and
then go from there (based on the schematic, this amp
will definitely draw neutral current).

BTW, glad to see that some of you had a good time
with this one (no I am not going to add three #6
conductors and an alarm bell).

73 de Mike, W4EF......................................

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>
To: "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 7:43 PM
Subject: [Amps] Neutral vs Ground Connection for 220 VAC


> Hi All,
>
> Our club just inherited a Henry 2K-D which I was planning to
> wire for the 220VAC service that we have available in the
> shack. My quandry is how to properly connect the 4 wire
> 220VAC wiring on the Henry (2-hot, 1-neutral, and 1-ground)
> to the 3 pole 220 outlets in the shack? While its clear to me
> that tying the neutral and the safety ground connnections on
> the Henry together will work functionally, I am wondering if
> this would be kosher from a safety/code point of view. Is
> the third wire in a 3 prong 220 outlet supposed to be a safety
> ground or is it actually allowed to carry neutral current in the
> case where both 110V and 220V are needed inside the box
> (it looks like the pilot bulbs and blower in the Henry use one
> "phase" of the 220V circuit to get 110VAC)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike, W4EF..................
>
>
>
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