From: everette (194cbteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed Mar 10 2004 - 04:46:49 PST
I am by no stretch of the imagination an electrician - but, I do know that
some times to get 120 volts people have been know to use "hot leg" of a 230
volt line and use the ground from same 230 volt line and get 120, it is my
understanding when this is done everything else on the same line now has a
"hot" ground and it is possible to get fatal amount of electricity from the
ground wire........
I certainly endorse use of GFI's -- not that my endorsement amounts to
anything
Everette
---- Original Message -----
From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:51 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] electrical feedback on S250 shelter through ground....
It may be wise to use a GFI (=ground fault interrupt) type outlet when
providing power to the shelter. This type outlet is required by code in
kitchens, bathrooms and other "wet" areas of your house and will trip
(circuit breaker opens) when the amount of return current (via the neutral
wire) is different from what's going "out" (hot wire), the difference going
to ground through you with a tingle.
It only takes a few thousands of an amp to trip a GFI type breaker.
I think Mark said it very well. Make sure the neutral is not tied to the
ground except at the main breaker box of your house service entrance.
Bjorn
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