earth grounding a generator
i bought a pair of yamaha ef2000is generators for our travel trailer. reading through the owners manual it says that the generators should be earth grounded,but doesnt explain how to go about "eart...
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Sheesh. For temporary service give me an 18" grounding rod and I will blow a 200 amp service right off the temporary service drop. All it takes is WATER and keeping the earth around the rod the least bit moist.
Requirements are a lot stricter (as they should be) be permanent structure service.
I had 9" of soil to work with at the hotel, below which is solid basalt. Drill and dynamite time for the septic. A scraped off the soil and bolted a pad with welded rod to the basalt. It was located in a garden beneath the coconut palms. A direct short fried an 8 gauge wire and a 1 gauge blew each of the 2-breakers. An RV does not need a 100-amp rated earthing circuit.
Requirements are a lot stricter (as they should be) be permanent structure service.
I had 9" of soil to work with at the hotel, below which is solid basalt. Drill and dynamite time for the septic. A scraped off the soil and bolted a pad with welded rod to the basalt. It was located in a garden beneath the coconut palms. A direct short fried an 8 gauge wire and a 1 gauge blew each of the 2-breakers. An RV does not need a 100-amp rated earthing circuit.
