On Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 2:30:06 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:10:47 -0400, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:12:19 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:34:05 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

"Arlen G. Holder" writes:
From the US homeowner's perspective of working backward from a wall outlet
o What is the difference between ground and neutral in the US?


Using the correct terminology:

* Grounded Conductor
* Grounding Conductor

The former is bonded to ground at the service entrance (or pole pig) and provides
the so-called "neutral" conductor for the two current carrying conductors
in a normal 240VAC north american residential supply on 120VAC circuits.

The latter is a dedicated conductor connected to a grounding electrode
at the service entrance and provides an emergency safety path. Typically
metal parts of an appliance are bonded to the grounding conductor to
prevent people from becoming the ground path if the metal parts are
accidentally energized.

A lot of folks at NFPA are trying to get "Bonding" used for the
grounding conductor.
But "bonding" is the tem for connecting neutral to ground and tying
all grounds in a grounding system together.

Exactly and that is what the green wire does. (EGC) It is all part of
the "grounding system", or that is the current thinking in some
circles.
Not to be confused with the "grounding electrode system".

You know what's interesting? What happened to Arlen? Usually one of his
threads, he's half the posts and it becomes a 300 post thread. This time,
it's been a one hit wonder. Maybe he got electrocuted? Or died mounting
tires in his driveway in 100F heat?