Why neutral? (And why 20 characters in a thread title)?

[hightower]

Every loose, chargrilled connection I've come across has been with the neutral conductor, never the line. Now, I've had a drink so go steady, but why is it so? Why doesn't the line arc and chargrill? Is it just I haven't seen enough yet? The drunken theory in my head is any current that arcs in a neutral could potentially arc the same in a line. So what am I missing?

 

[telectrix]

this has been debated several times. one school of thought is poor connections on the neutral side by muppets who think it's less important than the line. others have some theories regarding heating effects on the N caused by somethings called electrons. basically, your guess is a s good as anybody's. i've seen both L and N charred, so you might just have been unlucky in the L vs N contest.

 

[The Ghost]

Think I'll stay neutral on this one.

 

[The Ghost]

well the electrons travel the other way to "conventional current"

 

[westward10]

I agree with Tel have have seen both sides charred. The line is often tightened to destruction while the neutral and cpc come to that are overlooked.

 

[Wilko]

I'd like to like a few of these posts, even the whole thread. But since I can't I will just but I'll just have to have another drink.
Edit : Oops -affluence of incahol

 

[westward10]

LIKE that Wilko.
What you on I have a glass of Pinot.

 

[telectrix]

well the electrons travel the other way to "conventional current"

ah. but with a.c. they don't. they oscillate. first one way, then the other. a bit like the labour party.

 

[The Ghost]

Aha! indeed didn't think of that was just thinking d.c.

 

[hightower]

D.c. or a.c. whatever goes through one must go through the other.

I'm drinking something called kwak, 8.odd percent