bootleg ground

Questions

What does bootleg ground mean?

A type of false ground (earth) in electrical circuits, created by wiring the grounding circuit (green wire, bare copper wire) to the neutral circuit (cold wire, white wire).

Where does bootleg ground come from?

From bootleg (“fake”) + ground (“earthing”).

How to pronounce bootleg ground

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