110 Volt Electricity

1ferm1 · #1 Jul 16, 2007, 06:37 AM

What does the neutral wire actually do in 110v electricity do? Is it a grounding wire or?

Stratmando · Jul 16, 2007, 06:50 AM

The neutral and ground are connected together at you electric service. from there, they will stay seperated. The difference from there on is, The neutral carries current, and the ground for protection.
Example: the hot and neutral(black and white) of a drill is used to operate drill.
The ground is attached to the case. If you drill into live wire, breaker trips, and keeps the drill from becoming live. In Europe they may call it a return.



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