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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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Salvo
Explorer
Apr 29, 2015
You're right, the Honda is neither grounded nor bonded. The Honda ground is floating (no electrical connection). Since you only use the adapter for the gen, it makes no difference if the ground pin is broken off. Your gen is safe to use.

Ron3rd wrote:
The Honda genny is not grounded so what issues could arise using the broken dogbone?

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