Can you join neutral and ground together?
No, the neutral and ground should never be wired together. This is wrong, and potentially dangerous. When you plug in something in the outlet, the neutral will be live, as it closes the circuit. If the ground is wired to the neutral, the ground of the applicance will also be live.
Where do you connect ground and neutral?
Neutral is usually connected to ground (earth) at the main electrical panel, street drop, or meter, and also at the final step-down transformer of the supply. That is for simple single panel installations; for multiple panels the situation is more complex.
What should the voltage be between neutral and ground?
In most office environments, a typical reading of neutral-to-ground voltage is about 1.5V. If the reading is high (above 2V to 3V), then the branch circuit might be overloaded.
Can ground and neutral be on same bar?
If the main service panel happens to be the same place that the grounded (neutral) conductor is bonded to the grounding electrode, then there is no problem mixing grounds and neutrals on the same bus bar (as long as there is an appropriate number of conductors terminated under each lug).
Are neutral and ground the same?
All neutral wires of the same earthed (grounded) electrical system should have the same electrical potential, because they are all connected through the system ground. Neutral conductors are usually insulated for the same voltage as the line conductors, with interesting exceptions.
What is the difference between a neutral bar and a ground bar?
Neutral bar is the bar where all the neutral cables of different circuits (lighting and socket outlets)in an installation are conected/linked to the neutral from the the supply while the Groung bar is the bar where all the earth/ ground from different circuits in an installation is connected/ to mains earth terminal (consumer’s earth electrode)