Wiring Disaster
I recently overloaded my system. Afterwards, the generator would power on but my outlets, roof AC, and microwave had stop working. I took my RV to a “specialist” and it was a big mistake. I quickly re...
Forum Discussion
wa8yxm wrote:And now you know why they should be bonded. Without the bonding both the neutral and hot wires are hot and potentially dangerous. Normally the neutral is expected to very close voltage wise to the ground because of the upstream bonding like in the CG distribution.CA Traveler wrote:
Actually a built in RV generator should have a bonded neutral and ground.
Should have? Say who. Mine did not. Neutral floated. I know cause it "Bit" me.. (Well slight tingle) annoying more than painful. but it very clearly was NOT bonded.
Plus there is equipment that does not work or work correctly on a non bonded circuit. EMS is an example and of course the 3 light tester.
Portable gens are excepted in part because they typically are not necessarily designed for RVs. Some RVs will modify there portable gen for neutral ground bonding.
