Posted 1/1/2014 13:29 (#3563814 - in reply to #3563187) Subject: RE: What size ground wire on a 50 amp 230V four wire circuit?
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When a single phase circuit is energized the neutral is carrying as much current as the hot. I would not undersize it. You can get by with a ground wire a size or two smaller than the conductors.