Quote Originally Posted by jinu117
Oh, and for those who think ground is real safe, think again sometimes. In most home in US, ground is wired right on neutral to breaker box, than these two are grounded.... usually should be no problem really though.
Okay I don't know much about how things are done in the USA seems as I'm in the UK, but there is no problem in referencing the neutral to ground. Infact that is how the ground cable works. The idea of the ground is to force the voltage (relative to us, ie the earth) at the equipment's casing to 0v. Remember that all voltages are relative, so as long as there is no potential difference between us and the case there is no problem. As such a 'live' neutral cable *should* always be safe to touch, in single phase applications.

Does that make sense ? I'm tired.