"Open Ground" from generator
I picked up my new trailer today, a Mesa Ridge 2410RL. After playing with towing and backing of the trailer, I started my first modification, installing a Progressive Industries EMS-HW30C hardwired El...
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ktmrfs wrote:
yup, goes back to NEC code that says neutral and ground should only be bonded at the main panel, no where else downstream. So, since a trailer is meant to be plugged in downstream of the main panel, ground and neutral are NOT to be bonded in the trailer.
And most stand alone generators also don't bond ground and neutral for safety reasons.
So, yes an EMS will detect the"fault". And the solution is to either have a bonding plug in the generator or turn off the EMS.
Correct, and as others have explained it, the trailer is basically seen as a sub panel and sub panels don't have the neutral/ground bond which is only done at the main panel.
I've never really thought about the issue because although I have a Progressive EMS, I've never used it with my Honda generator.
