OOPS! Cut and paste goof. Yes, in Method #2 ground MUST be carried between buildings using a conductor equal in size or larger than the phase conductors. You're probably right, and it's certainly goo
Ahhh, I thought if you had a ground rod and ground at the remote panel then the neutral was grounded at that point as well and that was the only condition under which the remote panel neutral was gro
I looked at my Federal Pioneer sub panel and I do not see a neutral to enclosure (ground) bonding screw or any where a screw has been removed. Doug look closely at any main 100/200A panel.... you wil
I realize this is drifting OT but I had a situation several years ago where an isolation transformer was used at a remote building. In that case, I believe the NEC addresses the distribution as a se
dangerous at best. One side of each individual breaker ends up making a lousy connection. What brands are those? _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com
Yes that's right Paul. An isolation transformer is another whole ball game. Just like a generator is. Another place where you would bond neutral and ground is if the out building is fed directly from
Under today's NEC rules you always need a ground rod at the remote panel if the remote panel is not in the same building as the main panel. And they want a separate ground and separate neutral wire
NEC requires that every SYSTEM must have its neutral bonded to the ground wire at the point where it is established, which that transformer does. So yes, it is required to be bonded. There is NOT a r
Remember that this is what I described as Method #2. Method #1 allows bonding neutral in the second building with no ground between buildings. 73, Jim K9YC ___________________________________________
But method #1 hasn't been allowed in over 10 years. 73 Gary K4FMX _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/a
It's in my NEC book. Don't recall the year, but not that old. Jim _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/am