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Old 10-06-2020, 02:16 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by Beau388 View Post
Humm, so where does the current go when it leaves the hot wire? Since there is no current on the ground wire or else the circuit breaker would trip there is only one wire left. If you trust - Ask the Electrician.com -

The Neutral Wire
The purpose of the neutral wire is to complete the 120volt AC circuit by providing the path back to the electrical panel where the neutral wire is connected and bonded to the earth ground. The neutral is an insulated wire because it is part of the circuit which flows electrical current.



I might mention that there can be only one bond between the neutral and the ground. That can be the coach's generator or the house's main electrical panel or campgrounds main electrical panel, but never in the coach's main electrical panel.


I said it was the "Same current in a properly operating system". You can't feel current going through a conductor (wire), otherwise you would have a lot of fried birds sitting on the power lines. What the OP is feeling is current going through his body to ground. Current flows due to voltage - a difference of electrical potential between two points. In a properly operating system there is no difference in potential between ground and the neutral wire. There IS a huge difference in potential between the HOT wire and ground
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