View Full Version : Broken neutral
kreedy
Jun 14, 2009, 05:44 PM
Wha is a broken neutral and what is the consequence of it
creahands
Jun 14, 2009, 06:07 PM
Where is it broken?
Chuck
stanfortyman
Jun 14, 2009, 08:02 PM
An open neutral gives your system no reference for 120v loads. So any 120v loads will be seeing voltages up and down from 0 to 240v depending on how balanced the load is.
240v loads will still see the correct 240v.
An open neutral is NOT a good thing. Why do you ask this?
kreedy
Jun 15, 2009, 05:14 AM
Just doing sum research on reverse polarity,thanks for the info
Stratmando
Jun 15, 2009, 06:09 AM
I take it your tester showed reverse polarity, and you found an open neutral?
kreedy
Jun 18, 2009, 03:16 PM
Yes with the reverse polarity!thanks for the response
Stratmando
Jun 18, 2009, 05:13 PM
Once you have the open neutral corrected/connected, tester will show OK.
Information provided by Stanfourtyman is accurate and also applies.
Stratmando
Jun 18, 2009, 05:19 PM
Do you need help finding open neutral?