Hi,I am wiring up my limit switches and one end needs to be connected to 0 volts.Is this the same as ground,also on my breakout board I have a com connection is this also 0 volts?
Eric
Hi,I am wiring up my limit switches and one end needs to be connected to 0 volts.Is this the same as ground,also on my breakout board I have a com connection is this also 0 volts?
Eric
No, not really. You have to be careful how you handle DC common or you get ground loops and weird sh*t happening.
I run all DC commons to a terminal strip where everything is connected together. Then one and only one connection from this to ground. Special note: keep this separate from the AC nuetral.
Al-the-Man posted a nice articlle on this subject a while back.
Karl
P.S. 0 volt and DC common are two ways to say the same thing
Unfortunately the makers or BOB's etc, often use the term Ground, when they mean Common, which may or not, be grounded.
Too bad, To the new comer to the electronic side, it can get confusing or misleading.
Al.
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