Old 10-16-19 | 07:57 AM
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What does the following mean?

"While the electricity from the dynamo is AC, it is still important to make sure that you keep the "earth" connection consistent through the wiring of your lights. The reason is that the "earth" is connected to the frame of the bike within both the dynamo and some of the lights. Confusions over "earth" can lead to faults such as the switch on a headlight not actually switching off your lights because electricity is flowing through the frame of your bike, or the lights either being very dim or not lighting at all due to a short circuit through the frame."
https://dutchbikebits.blogspot.com/2...ng-dynamo.html

I read that one wire is the phase (where current flows from the generator to the light), and the other is the neutral (light → back to the generator.) Where does ground/earth go then?

And from the above, it appears than ground/earth is a must when using DC, and still recommended when using AC, like in a generator: Why is that?

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