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Why is neutral and ground wires sometimes needed to be bonded in a dry type transformer?
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∙ 12y ago
With very few exceptions your neutral and ground are always bonded together at the service. They can be bonded together anywhere from the transformer to the first overcurrent device, usually a panel, but in the transformer is where it is usually done.
Bonding the neutral keeps your voltages from floating. Without going into very technical explanation, suffice it to say that without proper bonding you can get different voltages supplied to various circuits in the building or home. Higher voltages can cause burn out of fixtures or equipment and lower voltages can burn up motors or keep lights from providing adequate light.
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Are the neutral and ground bonded in a sub-panel of an out building?
The neutral and ground are only bonded in a sub-panel of an out building if the code requires a buried ground rod or plate at this location.
Why do some electric panel have ground and neutral bonded together?
By National Electric Code only the Main Panel should bond ground and neutral. If subpanels have ground and neutral bonded, it could cause ground loops and shock hazards.
How can you tell if the ground wire is approriately bonded to the neutral and the cabinet at the service box?
Ground wire can be appropriately bonded to the neutral and cabinet at the service box by connecting the neutral and ground wires from the feeder wires to the neutral bus bar and the ground terminal located on the same cabinet at the service box. White wire (neutral) must be connected to bus bar and bare wire must be connected to ground terminal in the same cabinet.
Where are neutral and ground wires usually bonded together?
Only in the main electric panel.
Why are the GFCI breakers nuisance tripping in your 100 amp sub panel- is it because neutral bonded to ground?
It may be the GFCI breaker is defective. Make sure it is wired correctly. Neutral to neutral bar and ground to ground bar.
Why is the neutral point grounded on a transformer?
The secondary side (output) of a three phase transformer develops a "separately derived system". That is why you do notsupply a neutral to a three phase transformer. It develops its own reference to ground by being bonded to the transformer casing and to a substantial earth ground, such as a ground rod. The XO tap on a transformer provides the neutral to the secondary line. It will have a double wire lug. The neutral wire going to the panel being supplied goes under one lug and the same size wire is to go to the ground lug on the transformer chassis The ground lug is also a double with the other lug to be wired to the earth ground.
Can you applied the voltage to neutral of the transformer?
The neutral of a transformer is usually grounded. Under this situation, this question is the same as asking whether you can apply a voltage to ground; the answer is yes, but I don't know why you'd want to. Sometimes transformer neutrals are insulated away from ground. If this is done, then you could inject "backwards" from the neutral up into the transformer. Again, I don't know why you would want to do this, though.
Are the neutral and ground bonded in a sub-panel of an out building?
The neutral and ground are only bonded in a sub-panel of an out building if the code requires a buried ground rod or plate at this location.
Why do some electric panel have ground and neutral bonded together?
By National Electric Code only the Main Panel should bond ground and neutral. If subpanels have ground and neutral bonded, it could cause ground loops and shock hazards.
What besides the neutral system should be bonded to the ground?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.Nothing but the neutral bus should be bonded to the ground electrode.
How can you tell if the ground wire is approriately bonded to the neutral and the cabinet at the service box?
Ground wire can be appropriately bonded to the neutral and cabinet at the service box by connecting the neutral and ground wires from the feeder wires to the neutral bus bar and the ground terminal located on the same cabinet at the service box. White wire (neutral) must be connected to bus bar and bare wire must be connected to ground terminal in the same cabinet.
Where are neutral and ground wires usually bonded together?
Only in the main electric panel.
Why are the GFCI breakers nuisance tripping in your 100 amp sub panel- is it because neutral bonded to ground?
It may be the GFCI breaker is defective. Make sure it is wired correctly. Neutral to neutral bar and ground to ground bar.
What happens when neutral is bonded to ground wire most especially to dry type transformers?
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The what of an electrical plug connects the metal to the ground?
The rounded third prong goes to earth ground at the main panel where the neutral is also bonded to ground.
How do you reduce neutral and earth voltage up to 0 volts?
If you are reading a voltage it is the drop across the resistance to ground. To get rid of the voltage get the resistance lower. This can be accomplished by installing more ground rods to the grounding system. Utility companies usually like 3 ohms to ground or less.
Where is the only place the neutral and ground wires can be on the same buss bar?
The main electric panel is where neutral is bonded to ground. There is usually a screw or strap that connects the two so the same type panel could be used as a subpanel and have the neutral and ground unbonded in subpanel.
