gkainz wrote:
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.
OK, that explains something that happened to me a couple of months ago. When I installed a new battery in my truck the cables were too long. Instead of cutting them, I coiled them in a very tight coil to take up the slack. This must have introduced some
centripal force, which changed the alternator into a motor. Instead of generating electricity to charge the batteries, it started turning the crankshaft. The engine started sucking the particulate matter out of my DPF, combining it with oxygen and creating diesel fuel. It was really a problem. After 100 miles or so, I had fuel running out of my filler cap all down the side of the truck. I've had to wash it three times in the last week.
I'll take the coils out of the cable first chance I get.
