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Peter Chadwick g3rzp at g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk
Sun Feb 4 11:45:45 EST 2007


Bob said:

>Neutral never equals Ground.<
This is true, but it is hopefully, but not necessarily, at ground potential, depending on where it is grounded. I measured 24 volts with a 500mA availability between neutral and ground at the last place I lived. The voltage varied with load on the housing estate - the 'ground' was back at the sub-station, and the neutral was not grounded at each house. The miracles of Protective Multiple Earthing  (PME) as applied in the UK......
73
Peter G3RZP


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