Badly grounded power pedestals
A lot of power pedestals on Mexican RV parks are badly grounded which can lead to nasty electric shocks if chassis is touched. We put a grounding cable into frame attached to grounding rod. Did notice...
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A "smart" ground rod connects both to receptacle ground pins and a mechanical connection to the chassis. I bonded neutral (bootstrap) to ground as well.
Does it work?
Several decades ago I was assigned a little used spot near the showers in Boca de Iguanas.
Plugged in and the campground electrical went up in smoke.
Line and neutral had been reversed at the campground service entrance. And subsequently (corrected?) at individual receptacles.
Whoppeee. Service with absolutely no overcurrent protection.
No worries!
The grid wasn't that badly damaged. The twist and tape wire connections took the brunt of the short damage. But a lot of smoke rolled out from under the thin plywood covers on the ground.
Does it work?
Several decades ago I was assigned a little used spot near the showers in Boca de Iguanas.
Plugged in and the campground electrical went up in smoke.
Line and neutral had been reversed at the campground service entrance. And subsequently (corrected?) at individual receptacles.
Whoppeee. Service with absolutely no overcurrent protection.
No worries!
The grid wasn't that badly damaged. The twist and tape wire connections took the brunt of the short damage. But a lot of smoke rolled out from under the thin plywood covers on the ground.
