On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 06:18:14 -0500 Bob Ammerman <RAMMERMAN@PRODIGY.NET>
writes:
> On the other hand, next month I am installing an overhead 100A
> feeder to run
> from one building to another at a campground where I volunteer , and
> the
> inspector has explicitly said that it is ok to run only a single
> conductor,
> rather than separate protective ground and neutral. This is, of
> course, in
> violation of the National Electric Code, but very common in rural
> areas.
>

        So, the return current is passed through the "local earth" (such as a
water pipe)? And if there's a 1 ohm resistance to ground, all the water
faucets are 100V above ground?

Harold


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