Re: [RE-wrenches] Neutral - Ground Bond. Was- Outback wave form

2013-06-07 Thread Allan Sindelar
Dick, No, I stand by what I wrote, but I'll clarify. If the gennie has a GFI, it will often have trouble feeding an inverter, as the GFI will sense the ground loop and trip. The ground loop is caused by bonds in both gennie and the first point of AC d

Re: [RE-wrenches] Neutral - Ground Bond. Was- Outback wave form

2013-06-07 Thread Richard L Ratico
Allan, I think most gennies bond the neutral to the chassis so the circuit breakers on the gennie will trip in the event of a ground fault. If the neutrals weren't bonded and the breakers didn't trip to clear it, there would be a shock hazard on the chassis in the event of a fault. Not sure what yo