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From: rmrin@inuxh.UUCP
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Neutral-Ground Shorts
Message-ID: <583@inuxh.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Jun-87 13:31:25 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  8 13:31:25 1987
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> 
> What are the potential  effects of a neutral-
> ground short?  While troubleshooting a problem with
> a PC regularly loosing its Ethernet connection, I 
> identified several 117 VAC outlets on the circuit
> with neutral-ground shorts.  The PC and the network
> interface card check out ok independently.
> Could the ground fault be the culprit?  Could
> a flakey device being turned off upstream on 
> the circuit cause the ground fault to exibit
> its symptoms in the abortion of the network connection?
> 
> Advanced thanks for any suggestions/answers,
> Kevin Walsh
> UCSD Library Systems
> ...sdcsvax/sdcc12/cl2kw

Neutral and ground should be tied together.  Look out for the outlets
in which it isn't.