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| FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGINE PULLING A 120 VOLT AC 3 PHASE 100 KVA GENERATOR. AN INTERESTING THING ABOUT THE ELECTRICITY ON USN SHIPS IS THAT THE GROUND OR NEUTRAL IS NOT TIED TO THE SHIPS HULL. THIS IS DONE SO THAT IF ONE OF THE HOT WIRES BECOMES GROUNDED IT WILL NOT BLOW A BREAKER OF FUSE. SO IF YOU TOUCH THE HOT OR LIVE WIRE YOU WON'T GET SHOCKED UNLESS THE GROUND OR NEUTRAL WIRE HAS SOMEHOW BECOME GROUNDED OR IF ONE OF THE OTHER LIVE WIRES HAS BECOME GROUNDED. |