grounding wires ever attached to the "neutral wire"? I have been reading some how to books that are confusing. They depict grounding wires attached to the "neutral wire". If this is the case, then why are they even called grounding wires as they are completing the circuit to the home, not going to the ground which is at zero potential.
My next question would be the following: The wire that carries electricity away from the house does take it back to the powlines that run along poles, correct? It would have to if all the houses are to be connected in paralell right? That is, electricity is not pumped from the hot wires through the neutral wire into the ground, is it?
any resources would be very helpful, even though some of them seem to confuse me more.
I realize this is a complex question. Thanks a lot for your help.
2007-05-26
09:08:06
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