If electricity isn't trying to get back to ground then why do we ground things? If current is simply going back to the source why is the neutral grounded, if not to provide a good path to ground for the current? I understand that without the center tap it would be a straight 240v secondary, but I can't beleive that the potential between one phase and the neutrals in the panel wouldn't still be 120v. Wouldn't the path of least resistance now be to the GEC through the neutral bond? I am not being argumentative here, I am genuinely confused.
