Recent content by Odlaw

Hi 0XDEADBEEF, sorry to be such a simpleton but to make sure i understand, in order give a system a point of zero reference (such as earth), you must ground both ends of the system (including for large distances)? I am assuming here perfect conditions (i.e. perfect isolation, not charge buildup...

Hi OxDEADBEEF, thanks for the quick reply. I was hoping someone would say that as that was exactly what i was thinking before but people i asked would say otherwise. So then to confirm, if the generator was not earthed from the generating side (so return path is just neutral wire), touching a...

Hi all, I'm new here, hopefully I've posted this in the right section (it's not homework related). :smile: Ive got a question that has been baffling me. I understand that current travels from high potential to lower potential, generally taking the easiest path (s/c path if it exists)...