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Borrowed neutral

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000698

A wiring practice where a neutral conductor from one electrical circuit is used to complete another, separate circuit. This practice is generally unsafe and violates electrical codes because it can lead to overloaded neutral wires and unexpected current paths. It can create a shock hazard or fire risk.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000698
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
Synonymsshared neutral
TranslationsGerman: Borrowed Neutral; Spanish: neutro prestado; French: neutre emprunté
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000698",
  "term": "Borrowed neutral",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A wiring practice where a neutral conductor from one electrical circuit is used to complete another, separate circuit. This practice is generally unsafe and violates electrical codes because it can lead to overloaded neutral wires and unexpected current paths. It can create a shock hazard or fire risk.",
  "synonyms": [
    "shared neutral"
  ],
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Borrowed Neutral",
    "es": "neutro prestado",
    "fr": "neutre emprunté"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/borrowed-neutral/"
}

Record 766 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.