Re:Why we ground electrical systems (2015)
by alexhutcheson on Friday August 02, 2019 @03:34PM
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They are both connected to earth at the same point. The big difference is that "neutral" has current flowing through it during normal operation, but "ground" only has current flowing through it in a fault condition.
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Re:Why we ground electrical systems (2015)
by chrisdhoover on Friday August 02, 2019 @08:14PM
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Right because the hot/black is connected to the neutral/white through the load completing a circuit so current flows. The “ground”/green is only connected to the chassis so no current flows in normal operation.