[Johnson] failure modes - and accidents

SBJohnston at aol.com SBJohnston at aol.com
Mon Feb 20 17:00:53 EST 2006


Larry writes:

> If for any reason... your neutral is not grounded ( gardener
> cuts the ground wire outside in the bushes) .... then
> The Neutral Wire Is Potentialy Deadly ( pun intended) ..because it is
> really now just  half of a 240 volt transformer winding.. floating above
> ground potential !

Sounds like it should be fused at the load to cover this situation!  -grin-

Steve  WD8DAS

sbjohnston at aol.com



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