On Tue, 8 Sep 2015 22:07:20 -0600, Tony Hwang
wrote:

dpb wrote:
On 09/08/2015 6:30 PM, John wrote:
On 9/8/2015 4:54 PM, dpb wrote:
On 09/08/2015 3:21 PM, wrote:


Years ago the dryers and stoves only used 3 wire plugs and the
neutral and
frame were hooked together, but that is not the correct (code) way
to do it
now.

It can also create a very dangerous shock hazard.
...

Which is why there's been a news story every night over it for the
last 60+ years...oh, yeah, "not!"

Yah, putting in a proper 4-wire circuit is soooooooooooooo much more
expensive.

Immaterial; it the point is it gains virtually nothing in either safety
or operation. Not that it isn't _marginally_ better, but there's a
_long_ history that indicates it's a solution to an essentially
non-existent problem.

--
Marginally better is still better.

More than marginally. If you really feel that way, why run 23 wire to
your receptacle outlets anywhere. Just tag the neutral.

The error in your ways will quickly become apparent when you are
sitting on the garage floor with a metal cased tool in your hand.
Any voltage drop in the neutral will be imposed on the tool's case.