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A numpty question....
In domestic electrics, can one be electrocuted by the neutral wire when there is no short circuit fault?
All the online videos suggest that current flows through live and back through the neutral. If the current going out through live is not the same as the current returning via neutral, the RCD will act. This suggests that the N is as lethal as L. Can you please clarify this for me.
Also, with the RCD looking for equal current between L and N, what happens if we have a ring or a radial where one of the sockets is unwired and we have the cables hanging in the air? Would this cause the RCD to trip?
I should add that I treat L and N with equal caution.
Thanks in advance.
In domestic electrics, can one be electrocuted by the neutral wire when there is no short circuit fault?
All the online videos suggest that current flows through live and back through the neutral. If the current going out through live is not the same as the current returning via neutral, the RCD will act. This suggests that the N is as lethal as L. Can you please clarify this for me.
Also, with the RCD looking for equal current between L and N, what happens if we have a ring or a radial where one of the sockets is unwired and we have the cables hanging in the air? Would this cause the RCD to trip?
I should add that I treat L and N with equal caution.
Thanks in advance.