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RE: Household NEUTRAL is not really a return path



Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley@xxxxxxxx>



>PS.: in common household AC, the neutral is not really a return path
>either, but a terminal to collect all three phases and add them
>together. By definition, being neutral, the neutral does not carry any
>current (beyond the untility pole, that is).

Uh . . .  no!  The neutral *IS* the only return path.  All 115VAC
current flowing to your lights,
appliances, and other 115VAC devices flows in both the HOT and NEUTRAL.

Dan