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    Feb 26, 2010, 05:25 PM
    Where is the neutral bonding on my generator
    I purchased a milwaukee 4960-24 generator and need to remove the neutral bonding wire,any suggestions
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    Feb 26, 2010, 06:19 PM

    Not sure which wire your referring to. All references to neutral show as being there and there is a secific warning against removing the nuetral wire.

    Ref:

    http://www.milwaukeetool.com/CMS/Dia...-14-4900d1.pdf
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    Mar 1, 2010, 05:52 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by califdadof3 View Post
    Not sure which wire your refering to. All references to neutral show as being there and there is a secific warning against removing the nuetral wire.

    Ref:

    http://www.milwaukeetool.com/CMS/Dia...-14-4900d1.pdf
    What I'm trying to do is use this gen. for my house.There is neutral bonding at the service panel therefore I need to make my gen. floating
    Bonded.This will eliminate the neutral being bonded twice.I'm not using
    A transfer switch.
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    Mar 1, 2010, 05:54 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by robnox View Post
    What I'm trying to do is use this gen. for my house.There is neutral bonding at the service panel therefore I need to make my gen. floating
    bonded.This will eliminate the neutral being bonded twice.I'm not using
    a transfer switch.
    I'm wondering if the jumper on the terminal block between ground and the and neutral if removed will solve the issue.
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    Mar 1, 2010, 07:13 PM

    Remove the connection at P1-5

    What people do, it make a twist lock plug with N and G shorted for those times you want to operate the generator stand-alone. Generally you don't need the 240 when doing this.
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    Mar 4, 2010, 12:39 PM
    Hello,

    I also have the same problem on my Generac GP8000E. I contacted Generac and they told me they could not tell me how to remove the bond to create a floating neutral when connecting to a 2 pole transfer switch. It would violate their UL rating to do so.

    Then I asked if they would send me a picture of the wiring and point out the bond jumper on it and they said no.

    I understand the code states to have the neutral bonded to the ground at one point only but what will happen if I use the generator as is connected to a transfer switch using a 4 prong 240 V plug? I guess the 120 V GFI outlets on the generator would see current on the ground and trip but would the 30 Amp breaker for the 240 V plug trip? I don't think it is also a GFI.

    Thanks,

    Rich
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