[AT] While we're on the subject of generators

[Larry Goss]

Exactly, Bruce.  As a result, when I wired my new shop, I hooked them all together on the same buss.  That was a No-No, and the inspector told me so.  I complained that I looked for a box that had the separate buss in it and there weren't any.  He then proceeded to tell me the busses are in a little box on the shelf with a separate price tag on them.  So I searched at Home Depot and found the things hidden on a shelf about waist high, bought one, installed it with the grounding screw I had used for something else, and went to the trouble of separating all the neutrals from the grounds so I could hook them all back up together again.  It's a Royal Pain, but that's the way the code is written.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Moden <brucemoden at yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, October 6, 2008 14:43
Subject: Re: [AT] While we're on the subject of generators
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> Note:
> In other electrical applications "neutral' is synonymous with 
> "ground" if you check your panel box you will note that all the 
> white wires (neutral) in your household wiring go to a bar of 
> similar wires and all the ground wires go to a bar for bare 
> copper (ground) wires and if you check further the two are 
> connected.  This has been my experience over the years- but 
> is free information and may be worth the price paid!
> Pharmr
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 10/6/08, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
> 
> > From: Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
> > Subject: Re: [AT] While we're on the subject of generators
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 7:50 AM
> > When you have it running, I am connect yourvoltmeter from
> > each hot leg 
> > to the common.  Then connect from this to the generator
> > frame.  If there 
> > is no voltage, then this is the neutral for sure.  The
> > common should be 
> > your neutral.  I say should be as I have had some
> > interesting things 
> > happen.  ost a message on the old generators forum at
> > smokstak.com  ther 
> > are some Onan technicians there who work in the areas that
> > have to run 
> > on generators all the time....
> > 
> > Cecil in OKla
> > 
> > Chris C wrote:
> > > 
> > >   Can anyone here help me out with an older Onan
> > Generator?  I have a 12KW DJC generator that I am wiring to
> > my panel as a backup generator.  I know that the generator
> > need to get neutral bonded to get along with the GFI's
> > in the house,  but I can't find a wiring diagram to tell
> > me for sure what the neutral is.  And I have found the local
> > Onan folks completely useless as they seem to believe that I
> > will sue them if things go bad..  Anyone have some Onan
> > info?
> > > 
> > >           Chris
> > > 
> > > 
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