In article , Chris Eller wrote:
Doug Miller wrote:
In article , Chris Eller
wrote:

Something that may make this a moot point; mt main electrical box has bonded
neutral and ground bus-bars. So, any improvements I make up the line won't
really help as the box is old design. Probably have to replace the box as
well.

An I on target here?

No. Your main panel is just fine. The NEC *requires* the ground and neutral
bars to be bonded at the main panel, and *prohibits* *any* connection between

ground and neutral anywhere else.

Definitely good to know. What I really need to do is take a few classes and
learn to not only read, but _understand_ the NEC.

As I understand it, the NEC changed the bonded N and G around the time my home
was built (1965), so somehow my stove was wired up with three conductor:
H,H,N/G. Would you say that running a new 4-conductor (H,H,N,G) line to the
stove would be beneficial? I certainly think it would be an improvement, but
is it necessary?

Does your stove have any 120V elements (clock, timer, pilot lamps to show when
things are on, etc)? If so, then it would definitely be a good idea to run a
new cable. If not, then there is no need -- the neutral is used only by 120V
circuits, and not by 240V circuits.