[AT] While we're on the subject of generators

[CEE VILL]

Well, at least you admitted you were nitpicking, Steve, as I was with Charlie.  I appreciate that.  I considered the two terms "current" and "voltage" before before I made the comment.  Decided current sounded more likely.  I now see your point.  It seems I do remember that current refers to flow.  No ground, no flow.  HO hum.  I can always pick the wrong choice on a 50/50 situation.

Charlie V.  

> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 07:53:45 -0400
> From: soffiler at gmail.com
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: Re: [AT] While we're on the subject of generators
> 
> OK, to nitpick Charlie V, current can't "hang around with no place to
> go" because current is moving electrons.  Stop the motion, and you
> stop the current.  Voltage, yeah.  You CAN say "without the completion
> of the ground we just have some voltage hanging around in a wire with
> no place to go..."
> 
> Sorry, Charlie Hill, but I am afraid you might have some kind of
> mental block with regards to this stuff.  I don't know what to say to
> break thru that.  If you want to keep the discussion going in an
> attempt to do so, feel free to do so!
> 
> Steve O.
> 
> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:23 PM, CEE VILL <cvee60 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > My $ .02
> >
> > 1) grounding out the circuit the neutral is carrying current for.
> >
> >  It seems it is not a circuit unless it is tied to ground, Charlie.
> > Without the completion of the ground we just have some current hanging
> > around in a wire with no place to go much like the bird sitting on the
> > hot line.  Also like a plug wire on a WD-45 that is just dangling in the air.
> >
> > Charlie V.
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: charliehill at embarqmail.com
> >> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:24:14 -0400
> >> Subject: Re: [AT] While we're on the subject of generators
> >>
> >> Steve that is the confusing part of it to me.  Knowing that the neutral
> >> carries current how can it be tied to the ground without 1) grounding out
> >> the circuit the neutral is carring current for or 2) energizing the ground
> >> circuit?
> >>
> >> To me it's like hooking your potable water and grey water piping together
> >> and saying the potable water is not contaminated.  Heck with the plumbing
> >> example you could at least put a check valve/backflow preventer in the
> >> circuit.  I've never seen a diode between the neutral and the ground in a
> >> 200 AMP panel.  I know the example is rediculous.  I'm just trying to point
> >> out how confusing it is to me.
> >>
> >> Charlie
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com>
> >> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:06 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [AT] While we're on the subject of generators
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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