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Doug Miller

In article , (Chris Lewis) wrote:
According to Doug Miller :
In article ,
(Chris Lewis) wrote:

If the neutral isn't broken between you and the panel, the _maximum_
ground-neutral voltage you'll see in the OP's scenario is a volt or two.

That depends entirely on how well you are (or aren't) grounded. Under normal
circumstances, there won't be enough current to do any damage. One sweaty
hand
on a grounded junction box, and the other sweaty hand touching an active
neutral, though...

I'll repeat what I said. In those circumstances, the voltage between
neutral and ground is at most a volt or two, dependent on IR voltage
drop on the neutral due to the load. It doesn't matter how sweaty you
are, you're not going to feel it.

Assuming all the connections in the neutral wire between that point and the
service entrance are good.... no imperfectly-formed splices, no
high-resistance connections due to corrosion, or improper Al-Cu splices...
nothing of that sort...

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.