Recent content by Kharnivour

Yes, I am asking if putting a light bulb between a hot conductor and another conductor that is stuck into the earth, would cause the bulb to burn or allow a circular saw to run. I guess my real question is whether or not electricity has to return to a man-made transformer in order to complete a...

This is a theoretical question about completing a circuit and trying to understand what a main panel ground rod does. The question is: Could you run just one hot wire (not in a conduit, but in free air) without an accompanying neutral to the lug of the bus bar in a main panel. The neutral...