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Why An Open Neutral Kills 120V Devices
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<blockquote data-quote="Emil Gawaziuk" data-source="post: 57457" data-attributes="member: 297"><p>Re: Why An Open Neutral Kills 120V Devices</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I still fail to see how this can destroy a device. Seeing as you have one device plugged into one leg that is minus a neutral, and you plug a second device into another outlet that is also minus a neutral, you would still have no return path on a pair of 2 wire devices. THis is assuming loss of the neutral at the service entrance to the secondary panel, or even the primary panel. Now perhaps you still have the green ground hooked up. That green ground is bonded in the panel to the neutral. That will provide the return path to the devices.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps I am misunderstanding something here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emil Gawaziuk, post: 57457, member: 297"] Re: Why An Open Neutral Kills 120V Devices I still fail to see how this can destroy a device. Seeing as you have one device plugged into one leg that is minus a neutral, and you plug a second device into another outlet that is also minus a neutral, you would still have no return path on a pair of 2 wire devices. THis is assuming loss of the neutral at the service entrance to the secondary panel, or even the primary panel. Now perhaps you still have the green ground hooked up. That green ground is bonded in the panel to the neutral. That will provide the return path to the devices. Perhaps I am misunderstanding something here. [/QUOTE]
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