The NEC started requiring all new dryer and range circuits to have independent grounds with the 1996 edition. Before that, one could establish a ground through the neutral if certain conditions were met.
Guess I'm getting old:grin:
Guess I'm getting old:grin:
You were only 9 years off,,,that's not bad. 3 code cycle grace period
I guess knowing that it is at least in the code now is all that really matters.
Even now I still catch 1 or 2 a year running 3 wire circuits.:roll: