Do you ground your Inverter genset?
I picked up a new Yamaha 3000 watt inverter and noticed the ground connection on the control panel. Reading the manual it looks like it is a safety feature. Do most of you ground it and what do you us...
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The grounding thing is a safety measure. It is one of those deals where it's a good idea, but many, many people go for years ignoring it without ever finding out why, if you know what I mean.
The Official Way is indeed with an 8 foot rod driven into the ground, and no, there is no pulling it out once in place. One might do as well using the water pipes, if the those pipes are metal. But nobody uses metal plumbing anymore.
The generators have the ground points and the instructions insist you must ground them in order to absolve the manufacturer from responsibility if you do something stupid and kill somebody.
I have driven a grounding rod into the earth next to the place I put the generator when powering the sticks 'n' bricks when the mains go down. But I don't drive one into the ground when we go boon docking or when I use the generator to power my studio lights on location.
The Official Way is indeed with an 8 foot rod driven into the ground, and no, there is no pulling it out once in place. One might do as well using the water pipes, if the those pipes are metal. But nobody uses metal plumbing anymore.
The generators have the ground points and the instructions insist you must ground them in order to absolve the manufacturer from responsibility if you do something stupid and kill somebody.
I have driven a grounding rod into the earth next to the place I put the generator when powering the sticks 'n' bricks when the mains go down. But I don't drive one into the ground when we go boon docking or when I use the generator to power my studio lights on location.
