[Amps] 4 wire 240VAC service? What to do now?

Gary Schafer garyschafer at comcast.net
Tue Apr 5 17:35:58 PDT 2011



> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Jim Brown
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 1:05 PM
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] 4 wire 240VAC service? What to do now?
> 
> On 4/5/2011 8:57 AM, Gary Schafer wrote:
> > 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 run from the main
> panel.
> > Ground and neutral remain separate in the remote panel.
> 
> 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



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