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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Thoughts on Volts and H2O was Compensation

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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Thoughts on Volts and H2O was Compensation
From: David Buchner <buchner@wcta.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:01:22 -0500
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At 21:56 -0700 8/13/00, Gary R. Boucher wrote: >David,
>     To answer your question, 120-volts as you would find it in a wall 
>outlet is actually a single "hot" wire that carries a voltage in reference 
>to the neutral wire.  The neutral is, or is "supposed" to be at ground 
>potential.  <snip>
>     In theory, if you drove a metal rod into the ground and put a light 
>bulb between the hot wire of the 120 line and the ground rod it will 
>light.  <more snip>

But that's only because the electric company is wired up that way, right? I mean, back where that hot wire comes from the other wire is jammed into the ground, right?

-- 
David
Osage MN USA
buchner@wcta.net - http://customer.wcta.net/buchner

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