Re: Urgent point of inquiry re: wiring conventions.

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

> 1. What are the different functions of the green ground wire and the white
> neutral wire when used with Tesla coils?

Green wire is a "safety ground" and should not be designed to carry any
current, RF or otherwise.  It's there to carry fault current in case of a
short.

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> 2. Which color should be used for the primary ground wire and the
secondary
> ground wire?

Something other than green for the secondary ground wire, which carries
significant RF current.

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> 3. Where should the green wire and the white wire be connected together?

Never.. except at the service entrance (i.e. the circuit breaker panel)
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> 4. What are the safety concerns in using two separate wires that are
> grounded?

Depends on what you are doing...