As an electrician I would agree with you normally. When you leave the world of power distribution and enter the world of electronics the "rules" might change. In any case I know Andy was just pulling my leg.
John On 5/30/2012 8:29 PM, fritz wrote: > On 05/29/2012 12:07 PM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 29 May 2012 17:00, John Thornton<bjt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> N to each X is.1 ohm >>> X to X is .2 ohm >> That sounds like the tapping you needed. >> >> I would say earth it, put on rubber boots, rubber gloves and operate >> the machine with a long, dry stick :-) >> > As an electrician, I should now interject that a neutral should only be > bonded at the point of distribution (the breaker panel or upstream > transformer). Grounding a neutral anywhere else makes for strange > problems and stray currents on the ground. People often falsely assume > electricity takes the path of least resistance - according to Ohm's law, > it follows ALL paths in a parallel circuit. > > But hey, it's your cat and you can pick it up by the tail if you want. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
