Open ground question
When testing my coach outlets with a plug in tester it indicates " open ground" on all circuits when I am powering with my portable generator. The GFI circuits do not break but show the same open gro...
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The UNbonded ship link didn't work for me. Googling this topic gives interesting results. Evidently all ships use an unbonded electrical system. You do NOT want to lose ship power. Bad things happen.
Ships have a 3-lite ground fault detector. This detector will indicate the presence of the first fault. This fault needs to be cleared before a second fault occurs.
This power point presentation is interesting. Slide 4 states they use and unbonded system NOT for safety, but for reliability. Don't know why they say that. Clearly, safety is significantly enhanced. If you got a weak stomach, don't look at the last few slides.
Sal
Ships have a 3-lite ground fault detector. This detector will indicate the presence of the first fault. This fault needs to be cleared before a second fault occurs.
This power point presentation is interesting. Slide 4 states they use and unbonded system NOT for safety, but for reliability. Don't know why they say that. Clearly, safety is significantly enhanced. If you got a weak stomach, don't look at the last few slides.
Sal
