Posted by paul on July 11, 2016 at 07:17:33 from (76.77.197.114):
In Reply to: Ground wire? posted by Geo-TH,In on July 11, 2016 at 04:45:59:
Zooming in on the picture it appears that is a broken wire draped down to the earth.
That is a bad thing.
Typically that bottom wire is the neutral, which is used to complete the loop, or carry electricity back to the power station. So it isn't considered 'live' but it does, at times, have a different voltage than the earth does and can at times be dangerous.
The top wire is carrying the juice from the power company, and that whole branch of the service likely still works. Without that bottom wire hooked up, now the power comes in on the top wire, and returns back to the power company through all the grounds that are along the way.
That is an imperfect system tho, as the earth does not uniformly provide a return path. As the dirt gets dry, or gets sandy, or any of dozens of other conditions, the earth becomes a poor return path, and the electricity will ebb and flow and be somewhat wild.
We don't want 'wild' electricity that is hunting and pecking its way back to the power company. It 'works' that way, but it is not the best or safe way.
So, that is a bad thing, as I see it, and should be fixed very soon by the power company, as soon as they become aware of it.
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