Agreed. Trying something like this could indeed cause a fire. Fires have
been caused by open neutrals. If you do this, and a fire results, there
*will* be a criminal investigation and you could end up in prison for
arson/attempted murder. If someone gets hurt or killed, including firemen,
the investigation will likely be "aggressive." Add to this civil
liabilities, plus the large chance redundant paths will render your
"modification" moot, and this seems like a really poor choice.


"RHF" wrote in message
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"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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"Eddie Haskel" wrote in message
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Really simple solution....go to the power pole, get out a set of
garden
shears and cut ONLY the neutral wire to the house, sit back and watch
the
fireworks display as things that should get 120 volts get about 20 and
things that should get 120 get about 200. The refridgerator motor will
stall
and the stereo should erupt in a ball of fire
You see...household wiring is 2 phase..thats two legs of 120 and a
common
neutral return. When you cut it the loads unballance, putting some
things
like heavy items (fridge) and light items (stereo) in series across
240
volts.....SPECTACTULAR!
One minor problem...CAN result in multiple fires...use with
caution....Eddie

If the home is up to code, cutting the neutral wire at the pole won't do
much.. since the neutral and ground are common at the service entrance..
as
long as they have a ground, the split phase will stay split, although
the
voltage may go down on either end due to losses..


Hello People,

Lets Get Real: Do not mess with some one else's Home [.]

CAUTION: If the "CODE" Requires that a fully functioning Neutral Wire
be properly 'installed' for Safety: Then disconnecting it 'violates'
the required Code and renders the household electrical wiring system
Un-Safe.

WARNING: If you are not a 'qualified' Electrician "Do Not Mess" with
your Main Circuit Breaker Box and your Service Entry. Get a Licensed
Electricial to do the work for you.

jm2cw ~ RHF

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