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Joel_T
Explorer
Oct 09, 2015

Why don't RVs need an earth ground for AC circuits

I've been told AC always needs an earth ground, DC not. An AC earth ground, as opposed to a DC type chassis ground, saves lives. To run any 120v stuff in an RV, the shore cord is supposed to provide t...
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Joel_T
Explorer
Oct 10, 2015
"It's against NEC code for the trailer to have neutral and ground bonded together." ....and yet all trailers do?? Morningstar requires it for their inverter? What do they say?

I'm on page 7 of that 41 pages and realize whatever I do will in some way be wrong.

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