[AT] : Ice Storm

[charlie hill]

Mike you are probably 90% ok since you are grounded through the transfer 
switch.  I was primarily talking about the units that are sitting on 
trailers and connected via drop cords.  If you plug something into the drop 
cord in that application  you have no ground.

I'm not qualified to talk about your situation because I'm not an 
electrician by any means BUT my friend said something about a ground 
potential difference between the ground in the house and the generator unit 
and said that the unit it's self should be grounded.  Maybe someone else can 
explain that.  Like I said, I don't really know other than what I was told. 
Electrical stuff is one of my very weak points.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] : Ice Storm


> Mine was wired in by the licensed electrician who installed the whole
> house transfer switch and was approved by the electrical inspector. (I
> don't take any chances when dealing with that kind of thing.) The
> generator is connected to the transfer switch by a huge three-wire plug,
> but he never mentioned anything about grounding. I assumed that the
> three-wire arrangement matches up with the normal house wiring
> arrangement and is grounded through the transfer switch. If an earth
> ground is required, there is no obvious point on the generator for it.
>
> Please tell us more.
>
> Mike
>
> charlie hill wrote:
>> How many of us take the time and care to ground the generator to an earth
>> ground?  I never thought about it until a few years ago when an 
>> electrician
>> friend explained the danger of not doing it.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 8:27 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] : Ice Storm
>>
>>
>>> I use a PTO powered 25 KW generator wired into a transfer switch on the
>>> house. When the power goes out, I just wheel up a tractor (usually the
>>> Farmall 560 diesel), connect the PTO, and flip the switch.
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