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minus-squarechronicledmonocle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·17 hours agoLower voltage is less deadly. Having a multi grounded approach provides multiple layers of safety for shorts. Just to name a few.
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-216 hours agoIf Voltage of AC is above 50V, it will break your skin and then the current and time kills you. https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2020/02/killer-current-voltage.html Multiple grounds? There’s only one ground. You’re walking on it. 120V/240V, Split-Phase – Center-tapped 120V AC – 1-Φ = Any One Hot (L1 or L2) + Neutral Wire + Ground Wire 120V/208V, 3-Phase – Wye 120V – 1-Φ = One Hot + One Neutral and Ground wire. 120V / 208V & 240V, High Leg – Delta 120V – 1-Φ = One Hot + One Neutral and Ground wire. https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2023/03/standard-voltage-levels-in-us.html
minus-squarechronicledmonocle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 hours agoNeutral and Ground are bonded at the first point of disconnect, which provides two paths to ground in the event a ground is lost was my point. Not that there are somehow “two Earth’s”.
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoIt’s the same with 3 Phases, as seen in the source I provided. Neutral doesn’t work as an extra safety line, because it’s connected to neutral in the device, not to ground. Maybe dont make ridiculous claims when you don’t know what youre talking about. I hope you arent an electrician.
Lower voltage is less deadly.
Having a multi grounded approach provides multiple layers of safety for shorts.
Just to name a few.
If Voltage of AC is above 50V, it will break your skin and then the current and time kills you.
https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2020/02/killer-current-voltage.html
Multiple grounds? There’s only one ground. You’re walking on it.
120V/240V, Split-Phase – Center-tapped
120V/208V, 3-Phase – Wye
120V / 208V & 240V, High Leg – Delta
https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2023/03/standard-voltage-levels-in-us.html
Neutral and Ground are bonded at the first point of disconnect, which provides two paths to ground in the event a ground is lost was my point. Not that there are somehow “two Earth’s”.
It’s the same with 3 Phases, as seen in the source I provided.
Neutral doesn’t work as an extra safety line, because it’s connected to neutral in the device, not to ground.
Maybe dont make ridiculous claims when you don’t know what youre talking about. I hope you arent an electrician.