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A bare grounded neutral should never get close to the ground if it is wired properly. When the neutral leaves the meter base it is in conduit and should enter into the distribution panel where it connects to the neutral buss. It is at this junction that the copper ground wire is connected after coming from the outside ground rod or ground plate which ever grounding system was used.

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Can a paralleled grounded conductor be a 2?

A conductor used for grounding of the main service should be a single wire. The code book has a table that states the size of ground wire for different service panel amperages.


What are two places that neutral buss bar in the service panel can be grounded?

Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.There is only one place that the neutral can be grounded and that is at the service distribution box that containing the first over current device. You have the neutral coming into the box and the ground wire going to either a grounding rod or the water line where it comes into the house.


Is the neutral wire consider a hot wire?

Neutral is neither Hot nor ground. Neutral is the return wire for electrical service. It is a requirement , by law, that the Neutral Wire Feed into an electrical service box (main panel) be BONDED to the box and the Earth ground. Thie effectively makes the neutral in circuits out of the service panel equal to ground. But as it enters the service panel from the utility and meter pan, it is not ground. <<>> The only time that the neutral can have voltage on it is if it gets disconnected from the distribution point. Then the voltage that is supplied to the load will continue through the load and stop at the disconnection point. If you touch the uninsulated part of the neutral wire and touch any grounded equipment at the same time your body will act as a conductor for the load circuit. You will receive a nasty shock. This scenario is the only time that the neutral is "hot".


What size neutral conductor for 100 amp panel?

#2 Copper with TW insulation is required for 100 amp loads #3 Copper with R90 insulation is rated at 105 amps.


What size wire for 200 amp service with a 60 foot run?

This can't be answered without knowing the voltage, and ground is not the same as neutral, in AC circuits, which I'm assuming this is.

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What is the difference between a Grounded conductor and a Grounding conductor?

In residential 120 VAC, single-phase electrical wiring, there are three main types of electrical wires: 1. Ungrounded conductor (Hot, and sometimes called "Line" or "Phase") 2. Grounded conductor (Neutral), and 3. Grounding conductor (Safety Ground or Protective Earth) The groundED conductor is the power return, intended as a current return path from the load back to the source to complete the "circuit." Its insulation is White, gray or a non-green color with white stripes. The National Electric Code requires it be connected to earth ("groundED ") at the service entrance and usually only there. The groundING conductor is usually the safety ground which serves as an emergency current return path in the event of a circuit fault or overvoltage. Like the groundED conductor, it too is grounded at the service entrance, but is also connected to metal surfaces and parts along the circuit, groundING them. It conducts current only if the current "seeks" to return to the service entrance along a path other than the Neutral (like through your chest, should a Hot wire becomes loose and contact metal in the circuit that you may touch). Since the grounding conductor doesn't normally carry current, its cross-section is sometimes smaller than the groundED conductor's. The grounding conductor's insulation is green (no other conductors can have green insulation) though sometimes it is bare copper. Sometimes the steel metal conduit enclosing the Hot and Neutral acts as the grounding conductor.


What is an grounding electrode conductor?

It is the conductor that is used in service distribution panels that bonds the distribution panel's neutral bus bar to the ground electrode (rod). This brings all of the distribution panel neutrals that are connected to the same supply system to the same potential, that being zero. Should a supply service neutral open this ground wire will maintain the systems integrity until repairs can be made.


Can 1 0 wire be used for both hot wires and ground in a service entrance?

Yes 1/0 wire can be used for both ungrounded( hot wires) and the grounded conductor (neutral).


Can a paralleled grounded conductor be a 2?

A conductor used for grounding of the main service should be a single wire. The code book has a table that states the size of ground wire for different service panel amperages.


What are two places that neutral buss bar in the service panel can be grounded?

Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.There is only one place that the neutral can be grounded and that is at the service distribution box that containing the first over current device. You have the neutral coming into the box and the ground wire going to either a grounding rod or the water line where it comes into the house.


What is the purpose of grounding electrical equipment?

It is a safety measure for devices that have a metal case where a failure in the device could cause the case to be connected to the hot side of the circuit. By grounding the case the breaker will trip instead of you getting a shock.


Is the neutral wire consider a hot wire?

Neutral is neither Hot nor ground. Neutral is the return wire for electrical service. It is a requirement , by law, that the Neutral Wire Feed into an electrical service box (main panel) be BONDED to the box and the Earth ground. Thie effectively makes the neutral in circuits out of the service panel equal to ground. But as it enters the service panel from the utility and meter pan, it is not ground. <<>> The only time that the neutral can have voltage on it is if it gets disconnected from the distribution point. Then the voltage that is supplied to the load will continue through the load and stop at the disconnection point. If you touch the uninsulated part of the neutral wire and touch any grounded equipment at the same time your body will act as a conductor for the load circuit. You will receive a nasty shock. This scenario is the only time that the neutral is "hot".


What is single phase 480?

The utility company can provide a 480 volt, single phase service from a single phase transformer, usually with a three wire service. 480 volts is measured between the two line conductors, and 240 volts is measured between either line conductor and the common neutral conductor. The voltage of the line conductors are at 180 degrees with respect to the neutral conductor.


What is the purpose of the neutral conductor?

The purpose of neutral conductor is to carry the unbalanced load current. It is also a grounded conductor, which effectively places a limit on how much voltage could be present from hot to ground, a safety concern.


What size neutral conductor for 100 amp panel?

#2 Copper with TW insulation is required for 100 amp loads #3 Copper with R90 insulation is rated at 105 amps.


What size wire for 200 amp service with a 60 foot run?

This can't be answered without knowing the voltage, and ground is not the same as neutral, in AC circuits, which I'm assuming this is.


What is the difference between a ground conductor and a ground electrode conductor?

# A ground electrode conductor is a conductor that originates at the neutral or equipment ground buses in the main service entrance panel board or separating derived system (e.g. isolation transformer) # A ground electrode is a item that is in contact with the earth (e.g. Building metal frame, underground continuous metallic water pipe etc...) # A ground conductor is a conductor that is used to keep an electrical system continuous. Ground conductors are required, by code, in all PVC conduit runs. Ground conductors are also used to keep all metallic components of the installation at the same zero potential to overcome mechanical connections that would not carry a fault current back to the supply distribution panel.