tvman44 wrote:
rens27 wrote:
How do I check for a bond between the neutral and the ground?
With the ginny not running and no load connected use a ohm meter to check for continunity between the ground pin and the neutral pin of the receptacle on the ginny. Should be near infinity.
That is the correct way for the generator. But, my thoughts were more on the RV itself.
On a 30 amp plug (not outlet) there should be NO continuity between the center grounding pin and the blade on your left looking at the plug so that the grounding pin is on the top. Any continuity indicates a potential bond between neutral and ground
which should NOT exist when the RV is unplugged from a power source.
A bond here would induce an UNSAFE condition in the RV.A bond "may" exist at the generator outlet. I personally do NOT want a bonded outlet (way too many reasons to list here now) and would remove the bond inside the generator or insert an in-line GFCI with NO thru connection to the grounding lug.
