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So that you will know it is the earth ground wire and not the neutral wire or the hot wire. The neutral white wire is not necessarily connected to the same place as the earth ground wire. It is also bare because it does not matter if it touches a metal exterior since it is supposed to be connected to that anyway for safety. Both the neutral white wire and the hot black wire are insulated so they will not normally short to the bare ground wire.
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∙ 13y agoA ground wire can be bare because it is not a current carrying conductor. It is at the same potential as all the rest of the metallic conductive objects that make up the electrical system that the ground wire is grounding.
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∙ 11y agoFor the same reason that the majority of all electrical wiring is done with copper wire. It is a good conductor of electricity and the mineral is readily available at a lower cost of production than other conductive materials.
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How should old 3 wire stove be wired in panel bare wire to neutral or ground or both?
Ground wire to neutral wire.
Ground wire size for 200?
A 200 amp service panel will require a # 4 bare copper ground wire.
What is the minimum ground wire size for a 20 amp 110 volt circuit?
The ground wire in a two or three conductor #12 cable is a #14 bare ground wire.
Can a insulated ground wire be used in lieu of a tinned bare ground wire?
Yes, as long as it is the same size wire or larger as the hot and neutral wires.
What is insulated neutral?
It just means that the bare wire is insulated by a non-conducting coating. In home wiring the typical circuit has a black wire (Hot), a white wire (Neutral) and a bare wire which is ground.
Why can ground wire be bare?
A ground wire can be bare because it is not a current carrying conductor. It is at the same potential as all the rest of the metallic conductive objects that make up the electrical system that the ground wire is grounding.
Why does an electrical circuit have a copper wire?
If you mean a bare copper wire, that is the "ground" wire.
How should old 3 wire stove be wired in panel bare wire to neutral or ground or both?
Ground wire to neutral wire.
Why do my rear lights not work?
Could have a short in your wire, a bare wire touching bare metal could cause it to ground out.
Is a copper wire a ground wire?
Yes, if it is not an insulated wire. If it is bare copper it is always ground. But the hot and neutral wire are also copper, they are just insulated.
Where do you ground amp wire in mercury sable?
you can ground it right to the frame. just find a bare spot and put a screw with the ground wire
Ground wire size for 200?
A 200 amp service panel will require a # 4 bare copper ground wire.
What is the minimum ground wire size for a 20 amp 110 volt circuit?
The ground wire in a two or three conductor #12 cable is a #14 bare ground wire.
When wiring a range the outlet has a neutral ground and 2 hots you have three wires do you put the bare wire in the neutral or ground on the outlet?
the bare copper is always a ground
Does the ground wire on a 200 amp box need to be 3 ought also?
No, you can use #4 bare copper ground wire.
Can a insulated ground wire be used in lieu of a tinned bare ground wire?
Yes, as long as it is the same size wire or larger as the hot and neutral wires.
What is insulated neutral?
It just means that the bare wire is insulated by a non-conducting coating. In home wiring the typical circuit has a black wire (Hot), a white wire (Neutral) and a bare wire which is ground.
