Open ground detected
Searched the forum and was surprised I didn't find anything on this topic. We are taking our TT on our first boondocking adventure next week and wanted to test out our new Champion inverter/ generator...
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My previous RV had a built-in ONAN with a bonded NEUTRAL/GROUND. My current RV is a trailer without a generator. If DW decides I need a generator, I will get a Honda EU2000i and an EasyStart soft starter. Since I have a Progressive Industries EMS-HW30C, I will also make a bonding plug.
Floating NEUTRAL is the correct term, but OPEN GROUND is what the EMS reports, so that is a commonly used term.
Just using the bypass switch will work, but it defeats a LOT of the protections of the EMS unit. The bonding plug is so cheap and easy, there is absolutely NO rationale for defeating those protections. Generators do fail on occasion.
SoundGuy wrote:
The OP's Champ inverter genset doesn't have an "open ground" but rather a floating neutral that his PI EMS interprets as an open ground. Simply adding a G-N bond is safe and will solve this issue.
Floating NEUTRAL is the correct term, but OPEN GROUND is what the EMS reports, so that is a commonly used term.
time2roll wrote:
Or just use the bypass. If generator voltage is an issue it will shut down from overload before any issues to the RV happen.
Just using the bypass switch will work, but it defeats a LOT of the protections of the EMS unit. The bonding plug is so cheap and easy, there is absolutely NO rationale for defeating those protections. Generators do fail on occasion.
