On 17/04/2018 11:08, The Other Mike wrote:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:58:20 +0100, Bill Wright wrote:

"A live wire is a wire with current flowing through it. Because neutral
doesn't have any current in it, but line does, you could say that line
is live. This explains why that you can be shocked from touching just
the line. You can't be by touching just the neutral or ground. Line to
neutral is the most deadliest if it travels across you. Line to ground
will tingle a lot, but it won't necessarily kill you because the current
draw isn't nearly as much as line to neutral."

from: http://www.answers.com/Q/Is_line_wir...lled_live_wire

Yes some of it is ******** but you are reading it from a UK point of view and
might be interpreting it incorrectly.

Even allowing for that, its still pretty dire.

No, let me take that back. Actually allowing for that - it makes no
difference at all, its just as wrong!


They use centre tapped transformers for domestic supplies in the USA so you have
a 110v - 0v - 110v presentation, with two lives at the 110v end of the
transformer at 180 degrees phase difference and a neutral point, also being
earth at the centre tap.

Which highlights that the centre tap is earthed, and hence the comment
about a line to earth shock being less "deadly" makes no sense.



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Cheers,

John.

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