From: "Robert Citkowitz" 
>I'm not an electrician either, but I would assume that as long
>as the breaker bar/fuse box is properly grounded per code,
>the neutral attached to the ground at the box would be grounded.

>The lesson being, check your location's grounding status. 

Everything above is true and correct.

The reason you need a qualified person to look at things is
that the code is not as clear cut as one might hope "or assume"...
There are various rules for different types of panels.

As I stated, this is the wrong place to get into this.  (I'm done.)

Rick Glazier

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