Will somebody agree or desagree with this...theory..?
Contractors at my place of work,... by mistake..., hooked up a neutral wire to the -hot wire- of a different 120 v. branch circuit.
One of the loads in this branch was a fluorescent light fixture ballast.
The ballast blew up and the branch power protective breaker tripped....
Some electricians there, are of the opinion that the breaker tripped because of an over current condition...and not necessarily because of a short to ground... Clamming that the hot wire in that circuit had been disconnected previously.
However, in my opinion, some of the other circuit loads, such as computers and other... had their neutral grounded...and I believe a short to ground took place via this other branch circuit neutral wire....!
Am I correct in this assumption....?
Thank you, for any input on this.
Saferguy.
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Contractors at my place of work,... by mistake..., hooked up a neutral wire to the -hot wire- of a different 120 v. branch circuit.
One of the loads in this branch was a fluorescent light fixture ballast.
The ballast blew up and the branch power protective breaker tripped....
Some electricians there, are of the opinion that the breaker tripped because of an over current condition...and not necessarily because of a short to ground... Clamming that the hot wire in that circuit had been disconnected previously.
However, in my opinion, some of the other circuit loads, such as computers and other... had their neutral grounded...and I believe a short to ground took place via this other branch circuit neutral wire....!
Am I correct in this assumption....?
Thank you, for any input on this.
Saferguy.
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