Sine Wave Inverter Anomaly
After following this recent discussion about how to best utilize a sine wave inverter for RV use I decided to go ahead and buy the 1000 watt model mentioned in this discussion since it was on sale for...
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If I'm correctly interpreting the following excerpted from this .pdf you linked to my EU2000i genset is in fact a "locally supplied source" so when I plug my trailer into it I should bond the neutral to the ground ... or am I misunderstanding this?
road-runner wrote:
As vermilye noted, there is a code exception to the bonding requirement for smaller separately derived sources. There are many valid arguments, on both sides, whether bonded or unbonded is better from a safety point-of-view. From a practical standpoint, an unbonded generator is more flexible because when hooked to a structure for backup power, a bonded generator results in two bonds, which is not allowed. Although seemingly not required by code, all factory-installed RV generators tend to be bonded.
However, my trailer isn't a "structure" and since I've now established with my ohmmeter that it's main service neutral is not bonded to ground that would mean that if I bond the genset or inverter output(s) I would have but a single bonded point, not two ... correct? :@
