Homebrew PCBs

In article <dtd94k+6ej7@...>,
   dl5012 <dl5012@...> wrote:
> You should always ground the chassis of your equipment to earth 
> ground. 

Absolutley

> The neutral line will be connected to earth ground at the 
> circuit breaker, so you don't need to connect it yourself; but many 
> will to make sure that the path to earth ground is as short as 
> possible.

If I understand correctly what you are saying here the answer is no, no,
no.

You /must never/ connect the incoming neutral to earth within any piece of
equipment you build.