Continuity between ground and neutral?

[WillRoach]

Hello folks,

I have a 1979 cavalcade 20 foot travel trailer. I trying to troubleshoot some electrical issues and was wonder if I was supposed to have continuity between ground and the neutral bar in the electrical panel? Any advice would be helpful!



Will

 

[EricBu12]

I don't think so. That is why you have a ground wire. . what is your problem you are having? Is it limited to a certain circuit or everything??

 

[RobertHiltz]

I think that is normal.

 

[HBarlow]

The neutral leg of most ac power when using domestic utility service is usually ground.

 

[AClayton]

Yes... . that is normal!! The only time neutrals and ground wires are separated are when you see them on different busses in a SUB-PANEL.

 

[Hoefler]

Completely normal. Even when you have separate buses like in a travel trailer, when you plug into shore power, they are combined either in the main panel or by the service supplier.

 

[WilsonF]

Not sure about camping trailers but if you look in your service pnl @ home the ground and neutral are connected to the same bus. So there will be continuity.

Floyd

 

[Bob Cochran]

It seems to me the only time I can think off to have the neutral/ground isolated is in the hospital environment. Even then if you really look at it; it is not truly isolated rather where the neutral/ground is made up is what is critical. It is normal to have continuity between neutral/ground if neutral is not ground it is possible to have the line legs voltage float and that is not good. You could have the voltage from L1 to neutral say 60 volts and L2 to neutral 180 volts and a minute later you could measure a different voltages. You can see where that is not a good thing.