Neutral Needed???

[mstrlucky74]

If we are going to set him straight lets really set him straight

Grounded conductor, often a neutral but not always. Required to be white in most cases other than when it is allowed to be bare.

Grounded Conductor. A system or circuit conductor that
is intentionally grounded.


Equipment Grounding Conductor - Green or bare

Grounding Conductor, Equipment (EGC). The conductive
path(s) installed to connect normally non–current-carrying
metal parts of equipment together and to the system grounded
conductor or to the grounding electrode conductor, or both.


Grounding Electrode Conductor - Any color but white.

Grounding Electrode Conductor. A conductor used to
connect the system grounded conductor or the equipment to
a grounding electrode or to a point on the grounding electrode
system.

Straight I'm set. Thanks.

 

[iwire]

NEC doesn't specify or prohibit any colors for GEC's.

Actually the NEC does prohibit GECs from being white.

200.7 Use of Insulation of a White or Gray Color or
with Three Continuous White Stripes.

(A) General. The following shall be used only for the
grounded circuit conductor, unless otherwise permitted in

200.7(B) and (C):
(1) A conductor with continuous white or gray covering

2) A conductor with three continuous white stripes on
other than green insulation

(3) A marking of white or gray color at the termination

Grounded conductor is also permitted to be gray, or have three continuous white or gray stripes on other than green insulation.

Yes.

 

[kwired]

Actually the NEC does prohibit GECs from being white.

After further review, the previous comment has been overruled.

There is football on today, though I haven't watched any yet

 

[Smart $]

Smart the fed panels(PPL2's) are getting 4#2's and a #8 so they are calling for a neutral. That is a downstream line to neutral load based on what the schedule says. The PPL2 panels are also 3P, 4W.

Yeah, I missed that. Regardless, that's confirmation. :happyyes: