Posted by biggerred on February 03, 2012 at 19:29:45 from (74.177.51.209):
In Reply to: Re: answer this then posted by buickanddeere on February 03, 2012 at 05:33:06:
With the power off, yes you can take an ohm meter and prove that neutral and ground end up (as I have said, and that is ALL I have said)in the same place. Neutral provides a path back to ground (earth) to complete the path for electrons to flow, and is not a desnignated current carrier. The ground wire is a safety device used to take the body out of the path of current flow (remember the path of least resistance?)If there is current found on the ground circuit, there is a problem within the system. One doesn't need the NEC to figure that out.
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