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    Oct 14, 2008, 01:58 PM
    Voltage on ground wire
    Hi
    if there is voltage on ground wire
    what that mean ?
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    Dec 8, 2008, 07:28 AM

    How do you know there is voltage on the ground? It might be being used for the neturel some where. You could be getting the voltage that way
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    Dec 8, 2008, 01:24 PM

    Voltage on a ground wire is a bad thing, that's what it means. At most there should be less than 1 volt potential between any grounds - what voltage are you reading, and how are you taking the measurements?
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