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You are hooking a generator to your dryer plug It is a four prong style but only have three wire cable available and smaller generator Which prong should you hook the ground to ground?
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Whoa there! You are setting yourself up for an absolute disaster. There is no way to do what you are trying safely OR legally. If your generator is a small one, it probably has only 120V output. Your dryer outlet is 240V. There is no combination of wires that will work properly since you could feed only one or the other hot leg. If you do manage to get it hooked up somehow, you could backfeed your generator voltage on to the dead utility power lines feeding your house. This is quite illegal, and several utility workers have been killed in the past by someone doing exactly what you are trying to do. Also, when the utility power comes back on, it will destroy your generator and possibly cause a fire. You NEED to have a qualified individual install a manual transfer switch and move the desired branch circuits to it. then you will have a place all set to plug the generator into, and the interlock feature prevents you from cross connecting utility and generator power. No offense, but you will hurt someone if you do not get help. IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS. If you do this work yourself, always turn off the power at the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work AND always use a meter or voltage indicator
to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
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Can you have a smaller gauge ground?
Yes, NEC has an entire chart on grounding.
If your generator has a 4-prong 240V 30A receptacle 8500W peak and your stick welder has a 3-prong 240V plug how do you make this work?
Before you follow any of these instructions, make certain that you check with the documetation that came with the generator, since I can't be certain of what your generator is doing. The following assumes that the generator provides 220 output and is NOT 3 phase. If it's 3 phase, all of the following is wrong and don't do this! In general, 220 circuits have 2 110 "leg's" which are nothing more than a center-tap into the 220 source. It can be a center tap on a transformer or a generator. The center tap is designated with a white wire, and the two "hot" lines are usually designated with either black or red. In the case of your generator, if it is not a 3 phase circuit, the 4th wire is probably green which is the universal indicator for a ground wire. To be safe, it is a good idea to ground the generator using a long, copper grounding rod that has been driven into the ground and using a good sized wire (typically #10 or larger) connect it to the generator at the grounding lug, again, see instructions that came with the generator. To make the welder work with the generator, you can "get by" connecting the white wire to the white of the generator or if you're using a plug connect it to the silver screw. The two black wires or the black and red wires are connected to the two brass colored screws. Whenever a ground wire is provided on a wire it should be connected to grounding screw of the plug. I hope this is enough information. If you have any questions, contact the manufacturer or a local electrician.
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More water forms from th ground and they seperate.
Which prong of an outlet is live?
Looking at a duplex receptacle the right smaller slot is hot, the left larger slot is neutral and the u ground is ground.
Why is the ground wire smaller in your 8 2 with ground wire?
The grounding wire is not intended to be a load-carrying conductor in ordinary use, but rather a SAFETY conductor. Grounding wires are often "one size smaller" than the associated load conductors in the same cable.
Is allis chalmers ca positive ground?
It Depends. Is is a new style alternator? or old generator? if it was the old style generator on the tractor it will be positive ground. If it was the alternator is is negative ground.
Does common wire act as ground when hooking up 230 volts single phase?
Not always
What does system floating mean in reference to portable generators?
There is no path to ground. IE: You need to ground the generator using a ground rod.
What can happen if a utility-sized electrical generator has an ungrounded neutral?
What you need to define is the statement "utility- sized electrical generator". It depends on what the generators output is used for as to the way it is internally wired. In some configurations there is no neutral to ground as in a Delta configuration.If the generator is configured for a Wye output and the neutral centre tap is not grounded there will be a floating voltage between the generator and the utility system ground. It is for this reason that the generator's neutral point is grounded to bring the floating voltage down to zero volts to ground.
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Finely ground pepper.
Working of function generator?
After powering on the function generator, the output signal needs to be configured to the desired shape. Typically, this means connecting the signal and ground leads to an oscilloscope to check the controls. Adjust the function generator until the output signal is correct, then attach the signal and ground leads from the function generator to the input and ground of the device under test. For some applications, the negative lead of the function generator should attach to a negative input of the device, but usually attaching to ground is sufficient
Could my battery not charge from a bad ground?
Yes, a poor or open ground would prevent an alternator or generator from being charged.
When hooking up a snap-on scanner to 1994 Toyota Camry you get 'no communication with ECM' what does this mean?
Check power and ground betwen the ecu an the computer link connrctor
Can you have a smaller gauge ground?
Yes, NEC has an entire chart on grounding.
Why do smaller wheel sizes keep the skateboard closer to the ground?
Well, think about it. If you have a small wheel, the smaller the diameter, height and width. Therefore closer to the ground.
What is the percentage of ground water available?
58% of water is available in a current state.
Can you tow a 1996 Ford Thunderbird with 4 wheels on ground?
Yes most of the time you can when you are pulling the Bird backwards. When pulling from the front, it is possible, but take your time and watch what you are hooking around.
