Have a question for the electrical gurus.
I have a Honda EU2000i generator, and am thinking of getting a Companion and paralleling them. I don't like the GROUND wire that is on the paralleling kit because it takes a screwdriver to attach. Is ...
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2oldman wrote:time2roll wrote:It's no more a dead-man cord than the cord on your toaster, provided you plug them BOTH in before starting either generator, like the manual says.
If that is a dead-man cord I don't recommend it.
I disagree there; the cord on my toaster does not have two male connectors that are wired together. (Well, the cord on my toaster is permanently attached, but for any appliance with a detachable cord the wall plug end is male and the other is female.)
If one of the plugs should get kicked out, it would have a live end and if you weren't using a lot of power in the camper at the time you might not even notice it.
