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  1. steelypip

    MEP-003A hook up question

    A non-separately derived system always assumes that the generator is bonded to ground by a ground wire coming from the ground at the house meter (which usually means four conductor cable going to the generator from the house). It doesn't matter if it's in the back of a pickup truck or anywhere...
  2. steelypip

    MEP-003A hook up question

    This is actually the layout I want to go to (am currently using an interlock kit), mostly because it will get me a whole-house cutoff switch as a bonus. The principles are still exactly the same as if you were going into a sub panel or an interlocked backfed breaker on the main panel...
  3. steelypip

    MEP-003A hook up question

    If you're using a non-separately derived system (see Speddmon's post #25 and #32 (with the very helpful pictures)), then you need to break the connection between L[whatever] - the neutral connection point on the gen head windings and the frame ground and connect the frame ground to your meter...
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