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  1. DieselAddict

    MEP802A connection and distribution

    Not a dumb question. My common sense answer is this.. Think about a scenario where you are sweaty from working and you lean over the back of the truck and adjusting something on the generator or welder. If the ground potential of the generator/welder is at a different level than the truck frame...
  2. DieselAddict

    MEP802A connection and distribution

    Risk is one of those things that is in the eye of the beholder. Most safety codes are written to reduce risk to very low levels. Growing up on a farm we did things that would make OSHA freak out. Anyway, maintaining risk at acceptable level in my opinion is a good thing to do. You need to...
  3. DieselAddict

    MEP802A connection and distribution

    I mounted a 50a receptacle in a damp locations box and wired it up to the lugs on the generator with 6ga wire. It is a 4 wire outlet and each terminal of the outlet is connected to its respective lug on the generator (L1, L3, L0, and ground). I have my neutral and ground UN-bonded at the...
  4. DieselAddict

    MEP802A connection and distribution

    I put a 50a plug on my MEP-003 and have a nice long cord that I can either plug into the house for backup or into a distribution box. This isn't the cheapest way to go but it does get you most anything you need in a single package including the required GFI protection. This is what I'm using...
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