Discuss If I touch the neutral wire, will I get a shock? in the Australia area at ElectriciansForums.net
If I am doing major works on a circuit, I will completly disconnect that circuit from the board. I will still test at every point I am working off.(back feed, borrowed from other circuits, the list is endless ) It is also extremly rare for me to work with power on at all. Long time dead mate. Not a clear explanation here but hope it helps a bit.
when dealing with neutrals I haave always been taught that they are the same as live unless disconnected, something to do with a back EMF. also an unbalanced load on the circuit would cause neutral to carry higher current wouldnt it?
Brom, I wrote my reply because of your words, "treat a neutral as live unless disconnected"- its when you disconnect one on its own that it becomes live.- when disconnecting,live out first, then neutral, then earth out.
Of course, as every one has said, then in with the tester or two. (you then have to eliminate other sources of a trip to the morgue)
you say live had been connected ! obviously a typo mate you meant disconnected ! getting late init !Hi jason thanks for the clarification, in my example i did mean after the live had been connected as was stated in the question, but i dint make this clear so again thank!
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