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    Posted: 16 Jun 2014 at 8:45pm
Originally posted by Camper Bob

Thank you both. I don't seem to have any sensitive electronic gear on the road with me I haven't ever used the surge suppressor with the generator. I certainly have when powering from a pedestal at a campground. Other than very sensitive electronics, is it necessary to use the surge suppressor with the generator? Should I fabricate a G-N bond even though everything seems to work properly now? Safe Travels.

I personally think it's best that all 120-volt AC systems have a G-N bond. So if your shore power connection DOES supply it, and your portable generator DOESN'T supply it, then YOU should supply it with an external G-N bonding plug. Just a reminder, this does NOT plug into an outlet inside of your RV. It must only be plugged into a spare Edison outlet on your Generator.

FYI: All generators that are built-into larger RVs already have the G-N bonding function supplied by the transfer switch. Since you don't have a generator transfer switch in your "Pods" then this takes the place of one.  
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Posts: 1454 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Jun 2014 at 8:58pm
Originally posted by Camper Bob

Thank you both. I don't seem to have any sensitive electronic gear on the road with me I haven't ever used the surge suppressor with the generator. I certainly have when powering from a pedestal at a campground. Other than very sensitive electronics, is it necessary to use the surge suppressor with the generator? Should I fabricate a G-N bond even though everything seems to work properly now? Safe Travels.


A modern inverter generator arguably probably doesn't need a surge protector.  I'm sure there a scenarios were it might be a good idea with such a generator, but the thing is, if you permanently install a surge protector for those times when you're using no telling what kind of shore power, you're stuck with having it inline when you're using the generator.  It's simple and cheap to do the G-N bonding plug.

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Aha, said the blind man. I got it. So off to the hardware store for an openable plug and will put in the jumper and plug it into one of the Edison plugs. Never knew they were called that. Safe Travels.
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A wall plug is called a duplex outlet or duplex receptacle...
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Originally posted by Cap-n-Cray

A wall plug is called a duplex outlet or duplex receptacle...

Yes, pro-sound guys call them Edison outlets and plugs in America since that's the man who invented them. But you electricians and engineers also know they're officially called NEMA 5-15 or 5-20 connectors. Smile

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEMA_connector
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