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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.
Does the white and ground wire connect to same ground bar in a meter base?
There should be no ground wire in the meter stack from the mast head to the meter base. If the meter base to distribution panel conduit is PVC, then a green grounding conductor must be pulled into the conduit. This green wire is independent and isolated from the neutral wire and should never be terminated together at this point. Only the line service conductors and the neutral wire go through the meter base. The neutral goes through a lay in lug. This type of lug requires the insulation to be stripped of of the wire where it passes over the lug. This stripped wire is then laid into the lug and is secured to the meter base by the removable top piece of the lug. The neutral wire remains unbroken from the mast head to the distribution panel's neutral buss bar. Using this lay in lug the watt meter picks up the neutral wire for the plug in meters operation. If your terminology is not correct and you mean the "distribution panel" instead of "meter base" then the answer is no. There are two individual buss bars in the distribution panel. In some panels there may not be an actual "ground buss bar" but ground screws lined up in a row in the back of the distribution panel's enclosure. In all distribution panels there is a neutral buss bar where all of the neutral conductors from the branch circuits connect. Do not mix the bare ground wires and the white neutral circuit wires under this neutral buss bar.
How are isotopes different from neutral atoms?
Isotopes are a type of atom that share the same number of protons as the neutral atom, but have a different number of neutrons. This is different from an ion, which has a different number of electrons.
Why would both ground wires and neutral wires be on same buss bar?
Both the earth wire and the neutral originate from the star point of the transformer. The neutral is used to complete the circuit with one phase, while the earth wire is used to conduct any current from the exposed metal body of the equipment to earth and to the star point of the transformer. This is done to protect people and animals in the event of accidental contact with electricity. Electricity will always follow the route of least resistance. Copper/aluminium has a much lower resistance than the human body. In the event of the live wire making contact with the earthed metal body of the equipment, the earth wire will conduct the electricity to the earth mass. Without an earth wire connected to complete the route of least resistance to earth, the human body will conduct the full load current to earth if you should touch the live metal of faulty equipment. This could result in electrocution ------------ Equipment ground-ING conductors (commonly called "ground wire" or "the ground" and is usually green or bare) and groundED conductors (commonly called the "neutral" and is usually white or gray) are required to be bonded together at the main service panel. It is common practice to put both ground and neutral conductors on the same buss bar in the main service panel which effectively bonds them together. Then, if the incoming neutral and outgoing grounding electrode conductor (that's the conductor that is connected to building ground, or ground rods, and/or water pipe ground) are connected to the same buss then everything is bonded together and grounded as required. Ground wires and neutrals should not share a buss bar and should be isolated from each other in any sub-panel.
Can two circuit share the same common and ground wires?
US NEC: The only place two circuits can share the same neutral (common) and ground wires is at the distribution panel, and that is only because those two conductors are tied together at the distribution panel.
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.
Does the white and ground wire connect to same ground bar in a meter base?
There should be no ground wire in the meter stack from the mast head to the meter base. If the meter base to distribution panel conduit is PVC, then a green grounding conductor must be pulled into the conduit. This green wire is independent and isolated from the neutral wire and should never be terminated together at this point. Only the line service conductors and the neutral wire go through the meter base. The neutral goes through a lay in lug. This type of lug requires the insulation to be stripped of of the wire where it passes over the lug. This stripped wire is then laid into the lug and is secured to the meter base by the removable top piece of the lug. The neutral wire remains unbroken from the mast head to the distribution panel's neutral buss bar. Using this lay in lug the watt meter picks up the neutral wire for the plug in meters operation. If your terminology is not correct and you mean the "distribution panel" instead of "meter base" then the answer is no. There are two individual buss bars in the distribution panel. In some panels there may not be an actual "ground buss bar" but ground screws lined up in a row in the back of the distribution panel's enclosure. In all distribution panels there is a neutral buss bar where all of the neutral conductors from the branch circuits connect. Do not mix the bare ground wires and the white neutral circuit wires under this neutral buss bar.
How are isotopes different from neutral atoms?
Isotopes are a type of atom that share the same number of protons as the neutral atom, but have a different number of neutrons. This is different from an ion, which has a different number of electrons.
Does a neutral increase risk of a short circuit?
No, the neutral is the return path of the supply from the load. If the neutral grounds out an ordinary layman would never know this was happening. This is because the neutral and the ground should be at the same zero potential. An electrician could test the neutral and find out if this is happening. It means lifting wires while they are "hot" and checking for unwanted voltages.
Why would both ground wires and neutral wires be on same buss bar?
Both the earth wire and the neutral originate from the star point of the transformer. The neutral is used to complete the circuit with one phase, while the earth wire is used to conduct any current from the exposed metal body of the equipment to earth and to the star point of the transformer. This is done to protect people and animals in the event of accidental contact with electricity. Electricity will always follow the route of least resistance. Copper/aluminium has a much lower resistance than the human body. In the event of the live wire making contact with the earthed metal body of the equipment, the earth wire will conduct the electricity to the earth mass. Without an earth wire connected to complete the route of least resistance to earth, the human body will conduct the full load current to earth if you should touch the live metal of faulty equipment. This could result in electrocution ------------ Equipment ground-ING conductors (commonly called "ground wire" or "the ground" and is usually green or bare) and groundED conductors (commonly called the "neutral" and is usually white or gray) are required to be bonded together at the main service panel. It is common practice to put both ground and neutral conductors on the same buss bar in the main service panel which effectively bonds them together. Then, if the incoming neutral and outgoing grounding electrode conductor (that's the conductor that is connected to building ground, or ground rods, and/or water pipe ground) are connected to the same buss then everything is bonded together and grounded as required. Ground wires and neutrals should not share a buss bar and should be isolated from each other in any sub-panel.
Where should the grounding electrode conductor and the grounded circuit conductor of the wiring system be joined?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.The grounding electrode conductor is brought into the main disconnect section of the distribution panel and a connection is made to the neutral block. The terminations in the panel at this point are two incoming "hots" to the main breaker and a neutral wire to the neutral terminal block. In the neutral termination block there is a ground screw that screws through to the distribution panels metal enclosure, there by making the metal enclosure the same potential as the ground plate or rods and the neutral wire that comes in from the street. The grounded circuit conductors of the wiring system are terminated on a separate ground buss that is located in the circuit breaker section of the panel. This buss is bolted directly to the rear of the distribution panel's metal enclosure in the circuit breaker section of the distribution panel. This ground buss is at the same potential as the ground electrode conductor above because of the grounding screw that connects the neutral block to the metal enclosure. Code requires when wiring sub panels within the same building that the neutral block screw be taken out of the circuit and a separate ground wire be run directly from the main distribution panel. This is to prevent any short circuit currents from the sub panel traveling back on the sub panel feeder's neutral wire.
Is nitric and neutral the same thing?
No, nitric and neutral are not the same thing.
Can two circuit share the same common and ground wires?
US NEC: The only place two circuits can share the same neutral (common) and ground wires is at the distribution panel, and that is only because those two conductors are tied together at the distribution panel.
Do the grounding conductors and bonding conductors ever connect to a common point?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.The grounding electrode conductor is brought into the main disconnect section of the distribution panel and a connection is made to the neutral block. The terminations in the panel at this point are two incoming "hots" to the main breaker and a neutral wire to the neutral terminal block. In the neutral termination block there is a ground screw that screws through to the distribution panels metal enclosure, there by making the metal enclosure the same potential as the ground plate or rods and the neutral wire that comes in from the street. The grounded circuit conductors of the wiring system are terminated on a separate ground buss that is located in the circuit breaker section of the panel. This buss is bolted directly to the rear of the distribution panel's metal enclosure in the circuit breaker section of the distribution panel. This ground buss is at the same potential as the ground electrode conductor above because of the grounding screw that connects the neutral block to the metal enclosure. Code requires when wiring sub panels within the same building that the neutral block screw be taken out of the circuit and a separate ground wire be run directly from the main distribution panel. This is to prevent any short circuit currents from the sub panel traveling back on the sub panel feeder's neutral wire.In house wiring you have earth ground connect to the ground bus in the main electric panel. Your neutral bus is "bonded" to the Ground bus only at the main panel. When you run branch panels you do not connect neutral to ground in these branch panels, only the main panel. There is typically a screw in an electric panel where the bonding occurs.
Can neutral and ground wires be connected to the same buss bar in a service panel?
No. The sub panel is wired that same as an ordinary three wire load. The three wire is connected the sub panels terminal points as red to L1, black to L2, white to the neutral bar and the ground wire in the cable set to the ground bar. The one thing that has to be done is the bonding screw that bonds the neutral bus to the panels metallic enclosure has to be removed. The electrical code states that there is only one place that the ground is joined to the neutral bar and that is at the service entrance point into the main distribution panel.
What do representatives share?
They share the same presdent, they share the same goverment and... yea what else do they share?
What does an atom do to get neutral?
In an neutral atom, the number of protons and the electrons are the same
