In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, phipi wrote:

[quote="Firehopper]most of the AC wiring I've seen Inside some breaker boxes, they connect neutral and ground together.[/quote]

Yes, BUT, ground is [i]not[/i] neutral, even though they're connected together at the breaker box. In normal use, the ground wire should [i]never[/i] carry any current; that's what the neutral wire is for. The ground wire is only there in a protective capacity. Since the ground wire doesn't carry any current, there's no voltage drop, and any metal housings connected to it are truly at ground potential. The same cannot be said for the neutral wire, especailly at the end of a lengthy wiring run or long extension cord.

-Phil

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