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Is it OK illegal or dangerous to connect the neutral to ground to make the circuit work?
If you have to connect the neutral to ground to make the circuit work then you have an open neutral in your circuit. Be careful in handling the neutral as there can be voltage potential on the neutral if a load is connected. In a properly wired home that has been inspected by the local electrical inspector the neutral should be bonded to the ground at the main service distribution point. There will be a green screw that projects through the neutral bus and is threaded into the back of the electrical panel. This should be the one and only place in the whole electrical system where this neutral to ground connection takes place. Dangerous!!!!! The ground is the safety to prevent you from getting shocked due to a malfunctioning piece of equipment. By using the ground for a neutral you will be energizing the entire ground system of you house or business. Thus anything with metal on it and a ground wire going to it will be electrified if the ground fails at the breaker box or building ground rod. Do you want to take this risk? Not I..........
Why is it dangerous to be standing outside in an open area during a strom?
It is dangerous to be standing outside in an open area during a storm because it can blow you away.
Is the neutral wire energized when the appliance is off?
No current flows in the circuit when the circuit is open, as in when the appliance is switched off. The voltage is on the "hot" side of the switch when it is in the open position but the neutral is not energized until the switch is closed.
Why is it always connected in the phase or line wire to the switch and not the neutral wire?
because its much safer to switch the hot wire then the neutral wire because if you are working on a light fixture for example and the switch is off if you ground yourself out to the neutral you become the load or return. a neutral shock can me more dangerous at times
Is an open circuit dangerous?
its likely to have the full supply voltage across it
Is sodium nitrate dangerous?
In most cases, it is not dangerous as it is a neutral salt.
How do you fix open neutral?
An open neutral means the neutral wire is disconnected or broken. You will have to remove the outlet and find out which is the case. The wire may also be broken.
What does an open neutral mean?
Typical home wiring will have one hot wire, one neutral wire, and one ground wire per circuit. An open neutral would indicate that the neutral wire, usually white wire, is broken.
When the neutral switch is open where do the line current flow to?
There is never a switch installed in a neutral line.
Is open study dangerous?
No Open Study is not dangerous at all, in fact it is very flexible especially for the long distance students.
Does an outlet still operate with a failed neutral wire?
The ordinary household AC power requires "hot" and "neutral" wires to both function properly. A failed neutral is a potentially dangerous condition.
Is it OK illegal or dangerous to connect the neutral to ground to make the circuit work?
If you have to connect the neutral to ground to make the circuit work then you have an open neutral in your circuit. Be careful in handling the neutral as there can be voltage potential on the neutral if a load is connected. In a properly wired home that has been inspected by the local electrical inspector the neutral should be bonded to the ground at the main service distribution point. There will be a green screw that projects through the neutral bus and is threaded into the back of the electrical panel. This should be the one and only place in the whole electrical system where this neutral to ground connection takes place. Dangerous!!!!! The ground is the safety to prevent you from getting shocked due to a malfunctioning piece of equipment. By using the ground for a neutral you will be energizing the entire ground system of you house or business. Thus anything with metal on it and a ground wire going to it will be electrified if the ground fails at the breaker box or building ground rod. Do you want to take this risk? Not I..........
How do you identify that in the system the neutral is floating or not?
do a continuity test between the neutral and the metal enclosure of the equipment containing the neutral. infinity reading [ open line ] indicates floating neutral. Steve sorensen jr
Why is it dangerous to be standing outside in an open area during a strom?
It is dangerous to be standing outside in an open area during a storm because it can blow you away.
The force required to open air bags is dangerous for?
The force required to open air bags is dangerous for children, infants, and small adults.
When can charging by contact be dangerous?
Charging by conduction involves touching a negatively charged object to a neutral object. It can be dangerous when using a part of the human body as the circuit .
Why is coasting dangerous when driving a car?
Because, if the car is in neutral, you have no ability to accelerate pushing the gas pedal.
