Floating Systems: Earth Faults & Detection

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Averagesupernova said:
I always like your boring anecdotes Jim.
Ditto
 
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You can make the same with 3 Ph AC -- resistors and light bulbs. Still used today in older factories with 3 Ph ungrounded or high impedance grounded systems.
 

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