Generator GFCI trouble

DrewE wrote:

enblethen wrote:
Doesn't need earth ground. You need to lie to the genset by installing a dummy plug into it's receptacle with a jumper between ground and the neutral.

I don't think that would help in this case. In fact, it should trip the GFCI on the generator to tie the neutral and ground together by plugging in a bonding plug since that would be a neutral/ground fault after the GFCI (and modern GFCIs have circuitry to detect that kind of fault even in the absence of significant fault current).

It seems that there's something about the combination that is fooling the GFCI. I'd probably lose the surge suppressor and just use a plain outlet strip or multi-tap if needed. There shouldn't be much chance for big surges from a generator if you aren't powering any big inductive loads or having a large power distribution network.