Thank you! Now I understand that a ground wire is simply on standby to prevent a short circuit from unleashing damage on the system. A ground wire will either return the surge of electrical current back to the system through contact with both the surroundings and system, OR a ground wire will send excess current into a large volume of neutral matter that can then dissipate the current (the earth, or a big metal vehicle body)Here is a well done discussion of grounding, really well done.
? LOL good luck using that pounder in southern Arizona caliche. Better bring lunch and a friend ?Or you can use a ground rod driver. No ladder needed.
I took a look at that video. The first half is correct in the way the ground provides safety and causes circuit breakers to open. The second part about earth ground is just complete bullshit.Thank you! Now I understand that a ground wire is simply on standby to prevent a short circuit from unleashing damage on the system. A ground wire will either return the surge of electrical current back to the system through contact with both the surroundings and system, OR a ground wire will send excess current into a large volume of neutral matter that can then dissipate the current (the earth, or a big metal vehicle body)
Are you talking about 4:20 to 5:30 (earth ground), 5:30 to 6:30 (bleeding of static charges), or both? Not an expert, but I didn't see anything specifically wrong with them. What did you object to?I took a look at that video. The first half is correct in the way the ground provides safety and causes circuit breakers to open. The second part about earth ground is just complete bullshit.
4:20 to 5:30 earth ground is the part I am talking about. The part I object to is the whole concept of charging the earth.
Nothing we know charges the earth, the earth is an overall neutral and impure mass. I appreciate the video for giving me a sense of perspective, we simply rely on a thick impure mass like a vehicle chassis, or the earth as a place where any significant amount of charge or current will dissipate into a less harmful amount of charge. After some time, the charge returns to neutral in an impure mass.4:20 to 5:30 earth ground is the part I am talking about. The part I object to is the whole concept of charging the earth.
Thank you! Now I understand that a ground wire is simply on standby to prevent a short circuit from unleashing damage on the system. A ground wire will either return the surge of electrical current back to the system through contact with both the surroundings and system, OR a ground wire will send excess current into a large volume of neutral matter that can then dissipate the current (the earth, or a big metal vehicle body)
Inverter grounding with Grid/Shorepower
The purpose of the ground is to provide a path for the hot-wire to short to so it can trip the fuse (rather than short through you).
So the ground should go back to the source of power generation that has the fuse/breaker.
When the inverter is using the grid, the ground should be to the grid's ground. When you're in inverter mode you want the ground to go to the inverter's ground so the inverter can trip the circuit. In a vehicle, the inverter's ground typically goes to the vehicle frame, so if the AC hot wire touches the frame it'll trip the circuit.