Motor Overload control contact

[hughb3]

I have always be under the impression that you should never break the neutral in a control circuit. Then why is it OK and seamed pretty much practice to break the neutral with overload contacts.

 

[bennie]

Re: Motor Overload control contact

Breaking the neutral (grounded load conductor) is only a problem when it is part of an edison circuit.

[ December 13, 2003, 05:36 PM: Message edited by: bennie ]

 

[friebel]

Re: Motor Overload control contact

bennie: please explain to me, what is a Edison circuit?

 

[iwire]

Re: Motor Overload control contact

Edison circuit is a multiwire branch circut.

Or Should I say a Multiwire Branch Circuit is an Edison circuit.

 

[friebel]

Re: Motor Overload control contact

To: iwire, Thank you, I had never seen the term used for a multi-wire circuit, called an Edison circuit.
Now, please explain, how did it get the name Edison.Is it because Thomas Edison came up with the idea of a multi-wire circuit. Just curious.
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