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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In Australia, which uses 240V 50 Hz, and a 3-wire
mains connection, neutral and earth are connected together at the entry point to
the building, usually the meter box.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>--<BR>Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia</DIV>
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<DIV>Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me<BR>the capacity to be his
spokesman,<BR>so that I know how to help the weary.</DIV>
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<DIV>website: <A
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<A title=woody.wall@gmail.com href="mailto:woody.wall@gmail.com">Woody
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl
href="mailto:synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl">synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:49
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [sdiy] Neutral ground [was: midi
optocouplers]</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>So does this mean that neutral and earth ground are the same?
Or am I missing something? It's been a long time since I studied this in
school.<BR><BR>Woody<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 12/12/05, <B
class=gmail_sendername>harrybissell</B> <<A
href="mailto:harrybissell@prodigy.net">harrybissell@prodigy.net</A>>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">USA
uses 120VAC...<BR><BR>Hot will have 120V AC with respect to earth
ground<BR><BR>Neutral should have no voltage with respect to earth
ground.<BR><BR>They can get reversed sometimes... with disasterous results
in<BR>an audio system. Having one chassis at 'hot' and another at
<BR>neutral can mean line voltage in an audio cable...<BR><BR>H^)
harry<BR><BR>Karl Ekdahl wrote:<BR><BR>> I'd really like to know what the
"hot"/"neutral" is all about, here in<BR>> sweden we've got no such thing
but i'm moving to the US in a week so <BR>> i'd better
learn....<BR>><BR>> Karl<BR>><BR>> Samppa Tolvanen <<A
href="mailto:samppa.tolvanen@gmail.com">samppa.tolvanen@gmail.com</A>>
skrev:<BR>><BR>> We Finns are
enjoying 230VAC with non-polarized mains
<BR>> sockets.<BR>><BR>> Shouldn't
We all agree the truth, there's NO neutral
wire.<BR>> Just for
newbies?<BR>><BR>> Grant
said:<BR>> "It is a good idea to
verify that your electronic music
<BR>> studio
wall<BR>> sockets are wired
correctly.<BR>> I have seen strange
things happen when neutral and hot
are<BR>> reversed.<BR>> Even
on transformer isolated equipment."
<BR>><BR>> This sounds like badly
designed
equipment.<BR>><BR>> Samppa<BR>><BR>><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>
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