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Just wanted to say hi before I post my question. I don't give too much information about myself online, but I will say I am a retired US Navy submarine electrician. There are some differences between shipboard motors, generators, switch boards, motor controllers, pumps, valve position indications, galley equipment, the lead/acid main storage battery, AND residential electrical systems.

Thank you in advance to those who give their valuable time to help others.
 
Ok, from the email the forum sent me automatically, what's the difference between these two?

Electrical Forum - https://www.electriciansforums.net/forums/electrical-forum.15/ (main electrical forum)

and this one:


Is the "Main" forum more for experienced and licensed electricians, and the DIY forum is for the really uninformed questions?
 
It doesn't appear that I can edit my first post, so I will add this:

I'm not a licensed electrician. I haven't done apprenticeship or gotten a license, and I certainly don't know the code as a licensed electrician should. I'm a career Navy electrician, which is different. I learned to work safely with electricity in the Navy, but our work was more often on nuclear propulsion related motors and controllers, valve controls and valve position indications, turbine generators, diesel generators, DC motor driven AC generators, some of which could reverse mode of operation and charge the main battery from the main AC bus from turbine generators, diesel generator or shore power, and on submarines we also owned the ship's main battery, galley equipment, laundry equipment and lighting wiring.

On ship, the electrical system is technically "ungrounded", but you have "Earth" ground all around you. There is also 3 phase 450VAC, 120VAC, 270 VDC, 120 VAC 400 HZ... If we needed to measure resistance to ground we could just touch a meter probe to any nearby piece of metal.

In my old home though, I sometimes have to hunt for an "Earth" ground like the copper water pipe. I've also had to learn some nuances working on outlets and code compliance that are different.
 

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