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Earthing neutral

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Why is it forbidden to earth the neutral at the source of a 3 wire system? 


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  • Aah - why do we rush round sleeving bare earth wires, after marking them as inspection failures and have the earth as an insulated core in flex, when it could just as easily be the conduit or metal trunking that is performing the same function, and we do not have to insulate that.

    Nothing to do with neutrals this time, but the rise of voltage during fault is still relevant, as is the double fault to danger principle. In a mains flex 

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  • Aah - why do we rush round sleeving bare earth wires, after marking them as inspection failures and have the earth as an insulated core in flex, when it could just as easily be the conduit or metal trunking that is performing the same function, and we do not have to insulate that.

    Nothing to do with neutrals this time, but the rise of voltage during fault is still relevant, as is the double fault to danger principle. In a mains flex 

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