Naah, it’s actually both. Like other said, you wire ground to neutral, so in situation where metal body of any machine gets into contact with live wire your fuses break instead of killing you when you touch it. However you also have to think about electrostatic buildup from the environment which is why you have rod planted into the ground.
Naah, it’s actually both. Like other said, you wire ground to neutral, so in situation where metal body of any machine gets into contact with live wire your fuses break instead of killing you when you touch it. However you also have to think about electrostatic buildup from the environment which is why you have rod planted into the ground.