[TenTec] High speed washer hum/whine

[Jim Brown K9YC]

On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:21:59 -0600, CSM\(r\) Gary Huber - AB9M wrote:

>And if you have more than one electrical panel, only the first panel (Main 
>Distribution Panel) has a Neutral - Ground bonding screw in place. All sub 
>panels are to have the neutral - ground bonding screw removed (frequently 
>not done).

Right. Clarification for those who don't do this every day. There's a big 
screw in a breaker panel when you buy it that bonds neutral to the frame of 
the panel, and the green wires (and physical ground electrodes) get tied to 
the frame. 

So the common mistake that you're pointing out is that wnen a second panel 
is added for some reason, that screw SHOULD be removed, but that doesn't 
always happen, and that creates an extra (illegal) neutral bond.

73,

Jim K9YC