Powerlines

From: Daniel T. Burrows <danburrows_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Tue Apr 27 16:49:32 1999

>> >How can the transformer possibly work if the primary is only connected
to
>> one
>> >HT line? What is the other side of the primary connected to? Where's
the
>> >return path?
>>
>> Earth
>
>I had an electronics tech that worked for me a number of years, and we were
>working on some control circuits that had only one wire between two panels.
>In answering the question as to how the path was completed, his answer (I
>hope tongue-in-cheek) was through the air. I am assuming here that "Earth"
>was also said tongue-in-cheek!
>

It is the actual way they do it here. See my prior post from looking at the
pole feed.

Dan
Received on Tue Apr 27 1999 - 16:49:32 BST