So, it comes from the trans on the hot, through the bulb, back to the trans via the neutral and then reverse? So why does it not go to ground, seeing how the neutral is bonded?yes 60 times a second
If your eyes good enough, you can actually see it flickeringOk smart guys! When electricity comes to your light bulb, does it travels down the hot wire through the bulb then back through the neutral? And then does it reverse because its ac?
Shed some light please
It's trying to get back to the transformer and it's way easier to take the neutral path back. Electricity is lazy.truelight said:O So, it comes from the trans on the hot, through the bulb, back to the trans via the neutral and then reverse? So why does it not go to ground, seeing how the neutral is bonded?
You're saying the electricity likes the trans better than the earth? Are you sure? I thought all electricity wanted was to get to the ground.It's trying to get back to the transformer and it's way easier to take the neutral path back. Electricity is lazy.
i was told a long time ago freq. was 25 instead of 60 i bet you could see someIf your eyes good enough, you can actually see it flickering
the neutral is groundedAnd, if everything is reversing and the neutral is carrying current just like the hot did, why oh why is there no ground fault? And there is no voltage read on the neutral????
But if the hot became grounded it would be a fault. Why can the neutral be bonded and the hot can't? If current is going back and forth through both why do they respond differently when connected to ground?the neutral is grounded
Because there's 0 potential when the conductor is grounded.And, if everything is reversing and the neutral is carrying current just like the hot did, why oh why is there no ground fault (like there would be if the hot became bonded)t? And there is no voltage read on the neutral????
But you can't make the hot wire (1 of the phase wires) a grounded conductor to make a 0 potential. Why can you do that to the neutral and not a phase conductor?Because there's 0 potential when the conductor is grounded.
Another word for a HOT conductor is an ungrounded conductor.
Understanding the language is important once you start getting into the NEC.
I thought 25 was the number of frames per second in theatre film...i was told a long time ago freq. was 25 instead of 60 i bet you could see some
Yes, it's trying to get back to the source the fastest way possible. If it traveled through the dirt it would take to long, to much resistance. It doesn't want to get to the ground, but it will if the neutral or path back to the source is taken away since the neutral at the transformer is bonded to earth.truelight said:You're saying the electricity likes the trans better than the earth? Are you sure? I thought all electricity wanted was to get to the ground.
That may be the case for dc but I don't know about acBecause the ungrounded conductor has negatively charged electrons while the grounded conductor has positively charged protons.
I'm pretty sure if you unbonded the neutral and then bonded a phase, you would see fireas long as you only ground one, the electricity doesnt care if its supposed to be 'hot' or 'neutral'. Thats why we call them 'ungrounded'(hot) and 'grounded'(Neutral)