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Australian  3 conductor wiring system is very different to the USA 3
conductor wiring system.
With the Australian system  the active and the neutral are completely
isolated from the earth ground  so therefore the neutral is not bonded
to ground at all and the neutral and the ground are not at the same
potential. With the Australian wiring system if  there is any
conductivity whatsoever between the earth ground and either the active
or the neutral , this would be considered  a dangerously faulty product
and  with today's common  use of safety switches  in people's houses  if
there is any  conductivity between the earth ground and either the
active or the neutral  the safety switch would be set off  and it would
cut off the electrical supply.  
 
When I accidentally touched the TG chassis and the exposed  solder
terminal on the bobbin of the start motor  whilst  my C3 was switched
off , I got a nasty electric shock and the house safety switch  was set
off thus cutting off the electricity in my house. 
All the best.
Kon
 
John Doyle wrote:
 
>The three wire system that you are talking about needs some clarity.
The 
>"hot" wire will measure 110VAC to ground and also to the neutral. The 
>neutral is bonded to ground. The neutral is known as a current carrying

>conductor. The third wire or "ground" is not supposed to be a current 
>carrying conductor. It is present for safety and safety only. The only
time 
>that the "ground" wire carries current is in a fault condition.
 
>All that being said there is no voltage drop between the neutral and
ground 
>as they are at the same potential.
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