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    Mar 5, 2010, 05:06 AM
    Street lighting, neutral, cut
    What does the underground neutral cable do in an aerial fed street lighting?
    What are the results of it being cut?
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    Mar 5, 2010, 06:15 AM
    What does this mean?

    Underground cable in an aerial street lighting?

    A neutral is a return conductor, if cut, the light should not operate.

    Please explain your situation, why the questiion?
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    Mar 5, 2010, 09:26 PM

    The street lights are aerial, the neutral is underground. I was recently told that if the neutral were cut, let' say during digging, that it would not be a problem. That's what prompted the question.
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    Mar 6, 2010, 04:59 AM
    If it is a true neutral, and the light needs the neutral to operate, then cutting the neutral should prevent the light from operating.
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    Mar 6, 2010, 08:53 AM

    Thanks
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    Mar 8, 2010, 08:23 PM
    It's not a neutral, it's a ground.
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