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whats is difference between Earth and Neutral

  
Total Answers and Comments: 2 Last Update: July 31, 2008     Asked by: eeemalik 
  
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Submitted by: arun uday rana
 
Earthing of a system is to protect the system from high surge current/voltage due to lighening while neutral provides return path to the current flowing in the tranmission line.

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July 30, 2008 01:10:11   #1  
mahambtb Member Since: July 2008   Contribution: 1    

RE: whats is difference between Earth and Neutral
Earth is a protector and neutral is a return path
 
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July 31, 2008 05:23:53   #2  
arun uday rana Member Since: July 2008   Contribution: 6    

RE: whats is difference between Earth and Neutral
Earthing of a system is to protect the system from high surge current/voltage due to lighening while neutral provides return path to the current flowing in the tranmission line.
 
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