"LRod" wrote in message
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What I'm trying to say (and apparently unsuccesfully) is that
*electrically* there is no neutral or need for a neutral in a 240V
circuit in North America. All that's needed for a 240V load to work is
the two hots. Period.

I am not disagreeing with that statement, "There is no need for a Neutral
in a 240V circuit in N America."
But some what recently there is that 4th wire being used. My house does not
have the 4th but the newer ones do. Previousely you indicated that there
was NO Neutral in a 240 circuit. I was just trying to clarifiy what the 4th
wire was exactly.