Re: Question about reversed-polarity in an AC outlet

From: NSM (nowrite_at_to.me)
Date: 02/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:32:50 GMT

"Tomi Holger Engdahl" <then@solarflare.cs.hut.fi> wrote in message
news:lajacpvy1za.fsf@solarflare.cs.hut.fi...

> > Where it is grounded.
>
> It is grounded on the building main panel.
>
> So all the grounds, neutrals and isolated neutrals will
> meet at the house main panel in normal gounded neutral
> power distribution.
>
> In addition to this there are some countries where
> some different approaches are used.

In parts of Asia one of the three phases is grounded. Scared the crap out of
me when I went to install a surface grinder bought from there - had to
rewire it.

N

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