Posted by JMOR on July 10, 2014 at 08:55:09 from (72.181.173.171):
In Reply to: Generator test.... posted by buickanddeere on July 10, 2014 at 06:49:42:
To the hand full of you fellows who do your best to help people get the generators, etc. connected/grounded properly and safely, my hat is off. Many words about the code and lineman safety.......right on. One area that might be another tool, maybe a lever, to try to obtain proper and safe installations, I think, might be to address the safety of the homeowner/generator operator. Kinda dampens the "rules are for the other guy" thinking, when the danger comes home.
I know that generators may or may not have chassis to neutral connection & may have provision to enable or disable that connection. I'm sure there are various faults that could occur either way that would make the generator chassis hot, may be lethal to operator. Such as internal line to chassis where you don't have chassis to neutral bonding in generator.
Or the third wire path in the "3 prong dryer" plug opens anywhere between generator neutral and the panel, when you do have generator chassis to neutral bonding, the chassis may be lethal to operator. You fellows can probably come up with other circumstances, too. Just a thought.
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