Per Jessen wrote:
breaker panel. Not here, not at all. Any current running to ground is a fault, and will cause the residual-current circuit breaker to pop. According to wikipedia, it is called a "Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter" where you
The neutral & ground are actually tied together inside the circuit live.
Please note he said they're tied together at the breaker panel. That (or rather the entrance panel) is the only place where ground & neutral connect. Thus, the neutral is the return wire and the ground is there for safety. A fault may cause current in the ground wire. BTW, the GFIs rely on unbalanced current in the hot & neutral, rather than current in the ground wire, as the fault may be through something else other than the ground wire. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org