[Amps] Safety grounding - was Mains Isolation Transformer

Jim Brown jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Tue Jul 4 09:50:42 EDT 2006


On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 00:53:53 -0700, R L Measures wrote:

>Correct.  The 240v outlet on my Honda generator has 4 conductors, and  
>two of them carry zero current.  How does this make it safe?

1) I have no idea how your Honda generator is wired, whether it has protection 
devices (breakers or fuses), or how you intend to use it.   

2) The tutorial I prepared several years ago on power and grounding addresses 
power safety issues. This should answer your questions. 

http://audiosystemsgroup.com/publish

73,

Jim




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