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Winged_One
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Jul 30, 2015

Electrical cord wrapped in a circle cause problems?

Several weeks back was at a private campground. The owner and another fellow were trying to work out a lack of ground on their 50 amp connection (this really is neither here nor there). Anyway, th...
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gkainz
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Jul 31, 2015
Since it's AC in the cord, the reverse current cancels out the centrifigal force with centripal force and net is zero. However, if neutral bleeds over to ground, then the power company starts sucking the reserve elecricity out of your components, whereas your toaster converts toast into fresh bread, coffee makers turn coffee into fresh water and your freezer makes hot water.

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