3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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what if the generators hot wire comes in contact with the rv's metal framework when you are driving on the road? ,,are the tires enough to act as a ground?
I would think (and hope) that this would cause a fault and trip the current breaker. Neutral and Ground should be tied together, so if the hot contacts the RV frame (which should be connected to the generator ground) then a short-circuit situation should exist.
Rubber is non-conductive. However, I've heard that the tire manufacturers put something in the compound that adds a very small amount of conductivity to reduce static buildup on the car. I don't know if this is true, I've never checked. It only has to be several megaohms to work -- but this certainly is not enough conductivity to ground the vehicle to prevent electrical shock.
