I've been noticing over the years in commercial and industrial facilities the placing of ALL the neutrals under 1 wirenut ?? Where there are say 3 or more circuits in a jbox, whether it be multiwire circuits or just multiple circuits (3 phase and Single Phase) someone got in there and modified and just put all the neutrals under 1 nut. I have several questions about this illegal act.
Why would someone do that?
What actually happens to the current path back to the panel ? (which path does the current take ?)
Does the current return path generally balance out back to panel via less resistance ?
Why is this dangerous or is it ?
I've seen it done alot and generally never observe burnt or browning neutrals at jboxes or at the panel neutral/ground bar either.
I was told by many old timers that this "Balances the Load" Any thoughts on this too ?
Why would someone do that?
What actually happens to the current path back to the panel ? (which path does the current take ?)
Does the current return path generally balance out back to panel via less resistance ?
Why is this dangerous or is it ?
I've seen it done alot and generally never observe burnt or browning neutrals at jboxes or at the panel neutral/ground bar either.
I was told by many old timers that this "Balances the Load" Any thoughts on this too ?