PBO on Honda generators

[John Langford]

Some of you may have run into the British magazine, Practical Boat Owner. It is filled with very useful stuff for - guess what - practical boat owners. The most recent edition has this answer for a reader who was worried that he got a ground fault reading on his polarity tester when he was using the Honda 1000EU generator to run his battery charger. Adjusting the prose for North American English and the fact that we use 110 and not 230v AC, the answer was as follows:

"Don't panic!. The Honda generator's output and the AC power you receive when in a marina are set up in different ways. 110V AC power from the grid is properly grounded, but also the Neutral and Ground conductors are bonded together. The Honda's Neutral and Ground are not connected together therefore your polarity tester will show a ground fault. This does not mean the Honda unit is unsafe. The same goes for some DC to AC inverters."

[Stu Jackson]

Another info link: http://archives.sailboatowners.com/pviewarch.htm?fno=0&sku=2007152175034.5&id=476047&ptl=#2007153073838.3

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