----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Wright
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies
Due toElectrocution and Fire Hazards
(in part)
>In the US the safety ground and neutral both go back to the same place in
the power panel (fuse box). Most of the time both are insulated with
different color >wires and often the neutral is a size larger wire (not
allowed with new code), but with the RS supply this wire size would not be a
problem.
>73, ron, n9ee/r
I don't know what part of the US you live in, but around here (western IL)
the grounding conductor ('safety ground') is bare in Romex-type cable, and
may or may not be insulated in conduit, and usually one size smaller than
the 'main' conductors.
Also, the GC goes to one bus-bar, the neutral to another, the GC bus-bar is
bonded ot the neutral at the SERVICE panel (incoming power, the one with the
'Main' braker that shuts off all power), but is kept separate in all
sub-panels, and from the sub-panel(s) there must be a separate GC (coded
green) run back to the GC bus-bar in the service panel.
