Electrical Shock!!
Today I was working around my MH. I had a basin of water and was cleaning out my outdoor storage compartments. Of course my hands were wet as I was cleaning and I kept feeling a pinch when I grazed a...
Forum Discussion
littlemo wrote:As said, your shore power should have a continuous ground path. That eliminates the need for any secondary ground.westend wrote:
If you're really concerned about the Yorkies, you could trail a wire off the frame of your RV to ground. That would offer a better path to ground than the Yorkie foot on a metal step. Your shore connection should offer the proper path to ground.
Tell me more. I am ignorant about wiring and electrical issues. What kind of wire from frame to ground? A piece of electric wire?
A second path to ground would be insurance that, should the primary fail, you have another path other than the shore connection.
I don't have a need for Yorkie spark elimination so haven't given it a lot of thought. If I was to do it, I'd use a braided ground strap or stranded wire connected by clamp to a short length of copper bar. During setup, the YDS (Yorkie De- Sparker) would be pulled out of it's holder and the copper bar pushed into the ground.
