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Instead of neutral wire earth wire connected in a lamp.it will glow or not?
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∙ 13y ago
A circuit can be made to work with a hot and a ground. The normal and safe way is to use a neutral wire which is bonded at the electrical panel to the ground. The neutral wire is used as a return path for electricity back to your panel. If you were to use a ground wire instead of a neutral wire you are creating a potential hazard as the circuit now employs the ground as a return path for electricity. Any stray voltage caused by equipment faults will go through the grounding system and could produce a hazard to anyone as they become part of this circuit. It is not uncommon that people get an electrical shock if they touch both a live wire and a neutral wire. If you were to do that the current in the circuit would run through you. If you use an earth ground as the return path and are in contact with the hot wire and a ground you will get an electrical shock. The bottom line here is yes the light will work, the question I would have for you is "why don't you call an electrician to solve this potentially dangerous situation?".
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Can a live and earth wire be joined together in a light switch?
Physically yes, but to no avail. The breaker will trip instantaneously as a short circuit will have been introduced into the circuit with this action. In all wiring the live must never be connected directly to earth. The only place where the neutral and earth are connected together is at the distribution panel where the utility's supply neutral joins the system earth on the distribution panel's neutral bus bar.
Why would there be low voltage in your 110 volt outlet when the breaker is off?
Most likely due to a floating neutral i.e. the neutral is not properly connected to the earth point at the point of origin of the supply.
What is role of neutral in three phase system?
In a three phase system, connected wye, neutral is the common return, and it is grounded. In a delta connection, there is no neutral.
What is the job of the neutral wire in a 3 pin plug?
The 3 wires are live, neutral and earth. The current travels along the live and neutral because 2 wires are needed for the the current to flow, while the earth is a separate safety wire that normally carries no current, until a fault occurs.
How does a neutral wire work?
Neutral wires are actually ground wires. They enable the circuit to be completed.
What is color code for neutral earth pit?
You can not have a "neutral earth" the "neutral" and the "earth" are separate wires/connections and should not be cross connected or muddled up.
Can you glow led by using neutral and earth?
If you connected neutral and earth (ground) to each lead in an LED and it glowed then this would be evidence of a ground fault.
Is neutral connected to earth in main panel?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.Yes, the neutral is connected to a system ground in the main distribution panel.
Can a live and earth wire be joined together in a light switch?
Physically yes, but to no avail. The breaker will trip instantaneously as a short circuit will have been introduced into the circuit with this action. In all wiring the live must never be connected directly to earth. The only place where the neutral and earth are connected together is at the distribution panel where the utility's supply neutral joins the system earth on the distribution panel's neutral bus bar.
What is meant by neutral grounding reactor?
Neutral-earthing reactors or Neutral grounding reactors are connected between the neutral of a power system and earth to limit the line-to-earth current to a desired value under system earth fault conditions.
Does a toaster use a neutral phase?
There is no such thing as a 'neutral phase'. 'Live' or 'hot' conductors are called 'lines', whereas the neutralconductor is at approximately earth (ground) potential.So, a toaster would be connected between a line and a neutral conductor.
Do all electrical power sources flow to earth e.g. Secondary winding of an isolating transformer with no earth connection on the neutral line?
There are situations where the secondary of a transformer is not grounded and the neutral is not connected to the neutral of the primary. This can cause a potential shock hazard so the secondary side needs to be protected.
Why dont you use earth wire place of neutral?
Earth is neutral, but only at the distribution panel and upstream from it. Downstream of the distribution panel, earth and neutral shall not interchange or cross connect their connections or their roles - earth is protective ground - and neutral the current carrying return conductor.
Why neutral link sometime used in earth link?
Sometimes the neutral is used instead of the ground/earth but it never should be. Using it that way is a violation of code and a demonstration of the laziness and irresponsibility of the person doing the wiring.
What is the function of neutral in electrical system?
See related link. The neutral wire provides the electric current a return path back to the electrical generation system. It is connected to earth ground, and should have no electric potential in relation to earth ground.
Why would there be low voltage in your 110 volt outlet when the breaker is off?
Most likely due to a floating neutral i.e. the neutral is not properly connected to the earth point at the point of origin of the supply.
If we have 13 volts on earth and neutral so?
The neutral and earth are connected at the supply transformer, so 13 volts on the neutral means that you are far enough from the transformer to have a 13 volt drop on the neutral. You probably have the same drop on the live, so the total volt drop could be 26 volts, which may be excessive. It could indicate a fault somewhere.
