Generator/ Reverse Polarity Question
Hey folks, My knowledge on these matters is marginal at best so I am hoping someone here might have some suggestions regarding this issue I encountered today. I went to test my shiny new Surge...
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The one thing I can say for sure is that the generator you have does not follow the wiring diagram! This means that you/we have to attempt to guess what the builders were trying to accomplish, which opens up a minefield of bad assumptions.
I'm thinking the yellow wire with green strip is the chassis ground wire. You should be able to follow it to confirm that. I'm also thinking that the 20 amp duplex outlet is wired backwards, only because white wires are by convention used for neutral. But that's bringing in an assumption that the builders meant to follow the convention. I'm curious what others looking at it conclude. Do the 2 green wires from the 20 amp outlet run to the hour meter? How many wires run to the hour meter? Knowing these two things could help in seeing the big picture.
I'm thinking the yellow wire with green strip is the chassis ground wire. You should be able to follow it to confirm that. I'm also thinking that the 20 amp duplex outlet is wired backwards, only because white wires are by convention used for neutral. But that's bringing in an assumption that the builders meant to follow the convention. I'm curious what others looking at it conclude. Do the 2 green wires from the 20 amp outlet run to the hour meter? How many wires run to the hour meter? Knowing these two things could help in seeing the big picture.
