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Originally Posted by carambola
not the same bus, the same yoke. the yoke is where the screws go for a device. say for instance that you have a dishwasher and a garbage disposal both pulling from the same receptacle, that would need separate neutrals. like i said earlier, if the loads are somewhat balanced you can operate two circuits with one neutral.
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This is confusing. A DW a GD will many times be on the same receptacle, but one would be switched. I could do that with one neutral and circuits from opposite busses. I could not do that with one, I don't believe.
The point is moot, but any misinformation is not. I'm not sure we have all agreed on what is what here.
The way I see it:
2 legs, one neutral (and we will assume in all cases, a ground): you could get 230v or 2 separate 120v circuits. In both cases, the power is coming from both sides of the panel.
2 legs, 2 neutrals: No shared neutral and the circuits can be on either leg or the same. If run in different sizes and on different breaker ratings, they must be kept separate. If the circuits are from the same buss, no 230v will measure.