[Amps] NEC-think.

Gary Smith wa6fgi at sbcglobal.net
Thu Jan 5 16:21:02 EST 2006


Best answer I've heaerd so far on this subject.
73,
Gary...wa6fgi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Gudguyham at aol.com>
To: <r at somis.org>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] NEC-think.


>
> In a message dated 1/5/2006 7:24:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, r at somis.org
> writes:
>
> few days  ago I ran into a Ham on 40m who is a licensed electrician
> here in  California. so I took the opportunity to ask him why 240v
> appliances like  ovens, dryers and water heaters need a ground wire.
> His  answer:  To protect people from being shocked by the Neutral  wire.
>
>
>
>
> Obviously he is wrong.  The ground wire (or bond as we call it) is to 
> bond
> all electrical  non current carrying metal back top the electrical  panel 
> so
> that if a current carrying wire contacts metal it will trip the breaker 
> and
> therefore someone will not be shocked.
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