New EMS shows Open Ground ?
Hey guys - was hoping some of you could check my sanity. Here at the house I have a 30A RV hookup next to the trailer. I plug the trailer in via an 30/50 amp adapter. I just completed the instal...
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CA Traveler wrote:Harvard wrote:I would disagree. ANY GROUND FAULT exceeding the standard safe limit of 5 ma is a safety issue waiting for a opportunity. The potential for animal or human significant shock should always be considered a issue IMHO.
I just realized this RV is a trailer and not a motorhome. It matters because any trailer jacks that touch earth ground are going to provide a parallel ground path to the wired GREEN ground wire. Safety wise this is NOT an issue BUT it may be interfering with the trouble shooting voltage readings IF the GREEN GROUND wire is OPEN and not grounding the trailer
Grounding the frame through the jacks, when the ground pin is inoperative, can only increase safety. It is when the frame is NOT grounded that the risk for a shock by grounding through a person is greatest.
The jacks in the post are not contributing to a ground fault, they are grounding the TT. The only way they could contribute to a problem, is if they MASK a lack of ground without providing enough of a ground themselves.
