Meets Electrical Code???
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HappyWanderer
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I'm pretty sure that should be an eight foot ground rod.
Great Horned Owl
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I would bet that for RV use, not one generator is twenty is grounded that way. I wouldn't be at all surprised, if it turned out to be not 1 in 500 or more.
Joel
Joel
John From Detroit
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Looks good to me 
.. Seriously portable generators and RV Generators do not need to be grounded, .. In fact if you understand why things are "Grounded" you understand why not ground a generator is actually SAFER than grounding it.
But then, Not all of the code is written by folks who know their screwdrivers from a pair of needle nose pliers.
.. Seriously portable generators and RV Generators do not need to be grounded, .. In fact if you understand why things are "Grounded" you understand why not ground a generator is actually SAFER than grounding it. But then, Not all of the code is written by folks who know their screwdrivers from a pair of needle nose pliers.
Gary RV_Wizard
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There is no code requirement to use ground rods with portable generators. The one in that photo wouldn't qualify anyway....
denmarc
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And the bucket would fall over with a 8' grounding rod in it!
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TonyDtorch
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the obvious training/skill level, and supervision on this jobsite, could explain some of the problems in our infrastructure.....
....at least they padlocked the breaker box closed ;D
....at least they padlocked the breaker box closed ;D
blw2
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oh, now that's a riot!
I've done a fair bit of work in electrical power and control panels for work, even 3-phase stuff....so I get the concept of neutral return path....but I'll admit to not full wrapping my head around this idea though that generators don't need to be grounded.
I know my little portable "construction" generator has a grounding lug on it, and probably says something about grounding it....it's been too many years since I noticed.
I think it's the whole "ground is like a safety valve" thing that hangs me up.
I've done a fair bit of work in electrical power and control panels for work, even 3-phase stuff....so I get the concept of neutral return path....but I'll admit to not full wrapping my head around this idea though that generators don't need to be grounded.
I know my little portable "construction" generator has a grounding lug on it, and probably says something about grounding it....it's been too many years since I noticed.
I think it's the whole "ground is like a safety valve" thing that hangs me up.
glen54737
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I've done a little with 3 -phase and ungrounded systems (35 years) and can't figure the fascination with grounding/neutral return paths that some people have. all you need is a return path.blw2 said:
But this is funny and scary at the same time I wonder if someone thought they were doing something effective or just trying to be funny.
blw2
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my money is on "they were just being funny".
.... does that make me an optimist?
.... does that make me an optimist?
Fyrediver
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Too funny! Reminds me of a story from when I worked on Radars. One of our techs filled a box with dry soil with a tiny "grounding" rod in it. Told our Supervisor that he'd figured out we had bad ground; then he pulled out the box. To us it was quite funny and we laughed for a long time.
DearMissMermaid
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I think the tiny padlock is a riot!
glen54737
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Maybe potting soil will give a "better" ground ;DFyrediver said:
