Generator Ground -Neutral Bonding

SoundGuy wrote:

hsteinle wrote:
Don't know why Honda doesn't indicate this information MORE CLEARLY>

Honda generators (or anyone else's) aren't made for just the RV industry ... if one chooses to add an aftermarket surge protector or EMS to their RV and it interprets a floating neutral in the input source as an error that's hardly Honda's responsibility. Regardless, Honda does make it clear that the ground and neutral are not bonded ... as an example Page 38 of the Honda EU2000i Owner's Manual -

"The generator has a system ground that connects the generator frame components to the ground terminals in the AC output receptacles. The system ground is not connected to the AC neutral wire."

In addition, the wiring schematic for this genset on Page 73 of the manual clearly shows the ground and neutral are not connected together.

Seems pretty clear to me ... all one has to do is read the manual. ;)

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hsteinle wrote:
Don't know why Honda doesn't indicate this information MORE CLEARLY>

Honda generators (or anyone else's) aren't made for just the RV industry ... if one chooses to add an aftermarket surge protector or EMS to their RV and it interprets a floating neutral in the input source as an error that's hardly Honda's responsibility. Regardless, Honda does make it clear that the ground and neutral are not bonded ... as an example Page 38 of the Honda EU2000i Owner's Manual -

"The generator has a system ground that connects the generator frame components to the ground terminals in the AC output receptacles. The system ground is not connected to the AC neutral wire."

In addition, the wiring schematic for this genset on Page 73 of the manual clearly shows the ground and neutral are not connected together.

Seems pretty clear to me ... all one has to do is read the manual. ;)

GREAT info. thanks. Don't know why Honda doesn't indicate this information MORE CLEARLY>

Here is what some folks have done...







More good stuff with this article where the above photos came from on google search
BONDING A GENERATOR

Good to know info. Thanks.

Thanks for the link to article.

Folks get confused when they try to use a portable gen like the Honda or Yamaha that have a floating neutral.

All that is needed is a Ground to Neutral jumper wire on a male plug. Plug it into one of the 120V outlets.

Good info!

Simple solution, just plug a bonded plug into one of the genset's 120 vac receptacles and bingo, the genset is bonded.

Generator Bonding