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Ron3rd
Explorer III
Apr 28, 2015

Electrical Question RE: Grounding, or lack thereof

On my last trip, I noticed the ground prong on my 30a to 15a dogbone adapter that I use with my Honda genny had broken off. Didn’t want to risk anything so I ran down the street and bought a new one....
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BB_TX
Nomad
Apr 29, 2015
In simple terms it is unsafe, potentially deadly. The ground wire on your power cord is there to drain off any voltage that may have found its way to any metal surfaces you may touch. It takes very little current thru your body to kill you.

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