mc wrote:

I'm not sure how your power system works (I think the US is basically
similar), but here in the UK we certainly don't use "Ground" in the way
that you describe for distribution. It would be highly dangerous as a
high
current through the earth would produce a correspondingly high voltage
across any 2 points in its path e.g. your legs! You don't find any
(legal!) single wire power distribution at all in the uk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_wire_earth_return


How about that. I never had heard of it. It still strikes me as dubious,
but I have no doubt there are people who have made it work.

I suspect that Mr. Crowley is an American as the Wikipedia article
doesn't refer to the United Kingdom. I can see a single wire earth
return from my window. It keeps sheep in their field. That's about
the only such thing you'll find here.

--
Eiron

I have no spirit to play with you; your dearth of judgment renders you
tedious - Ben Jonson.