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help un bonding generator

bones1

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I want to make sure I remove the correct wire(neutral). My MEP-003A has the ASK kit on it and I can barely find anything, still haven't seen the oil pressure gauge,but they told me where to look. On the back of my ground lug on the generator is a large wire that feels like a big battery cable and a small white cloth covered wire going to a connector marked J 10, I think.On the white wire is marked x13J8 every few inches. The nut is loose on on the back of the lug, finger tight. Which wire do I remove to un bond the neutral.I can feel in there only but it feels like only two wires attached there.
Thanks for any tips.
 

bones1

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Ok. I unhooked the white braided wire coming off of j10 plug that was grounded and taped it up and wire tied it. I bet a quick connect plug for changing back and forth would work well for this.At least keep me from crawling under the generator.
 

LuckyDog

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I've been contemplating a switch. Something that can do 15 Amps for a 002 or 30 amps for an 003?

Then you just throw the switch to bond or un-bond the neutral.

Been thinking about it.
 

LuckyDog

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I was thinking more along these lines:
http://www.surpluscenter.com/Electr...TOGGLE-SWITCH-CHROME-HANDLE-43034-11-3452.axd
http://www.surpluscenter.com/Electr...5-AMP-TOGGLE-SWITCH-W-BOOTS-43035-11-3451.axd

I have this mounted on my 002A: http://www.surpluscenter.com/Electr...s/120-240-VAC-GENERATOR-PANEL-BOX-11-3306.axd

There shouldn't ever be current on the ground line and the connection is just to give a zero reference to the gen head. If there is no neutral to ground bond any where in the system, neutral to ground voltage can float to any potential even though hot to neutral will always be 120 VAC.

ETA: http://www.carlingtech.com/sites/default/files/documents/C-SeriesSW_Details_&_COS.pdf This can do 20 amps @ 125VAC
 
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