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Ground wire burned and broke in half right where cord attaches to back of dryer Why did the ground wire short out on my electric clothes dryer?
The ground wire is NEVER used to provide a reference to create 110v for the controls of the dryer. That is the job of the neutral wire and why dryers are fed with a three wire cable. With the loss of the neutral the dryer would not start as it needs the 120 volts to bring the heating contactor and the motor contactor into activation.
In many cases, the ground wire is used to provide a reference to create 110v for the controls of the dryer. With the loss of the ground, the dryer's control circuitry 'floated' as high as 220/240 volts.
Usually, the small electric motor that drives the control knob can not handle these voltages, also the control contacts and any additional coils will burn up as well.
There could be extensive damage, and may not be worth repairing the dryer.
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Nothing will happen if the neutral and ground wire is shorted. The electrical code makes it mandatory that the neutral and ground are brought together at a common point within the distribution panel. On a 120/240 volt distribution system the ground wire is terminated at the point where the service neutral terminated in the distribution panel. It is usually a double lug the neutral wire connecting into one hole and the ground wire connecting into the other hole. Through this lug assembly there is a machine screw that is inserted through the lug assembly and it screws into the metallic enclosure of the distribution panel. This action bonds the metal enclosure, neutral wire and ground wire bringing the point to a common potential of zero.
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Atlanta.
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they were burned to the ground
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it was burned to the ground
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Yes, because of the ashes.
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it was burned to the ground
What happened to the chateau that was the was the home of marquis?
it was burned to the ground
What happen to the chateau that was the home of the marquis?
it was burned to the ground
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Xerxes/The persians
Which General marched on Atlanda and burned it to the ground?
General Sherman
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in 2010, all of America burned to the ground.
What happen to the Hindenburg?
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What two major Confederate cities were nearly burned to the ground late in the Civil War?
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