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  1. Z

    Finally joined the MEP-803A club...

    I appreciate everyone's input. It's what makes this community so great. Bls
  2. Z

    Finally joined the MEP-803A club...

    There is definately a lot of debate on proper grounding and neutral bonding. I have read mixed reports on grounding: some feel that the extra ground rod at the generator is OK. All agree that the neutral to ground bond must be a single connection in the 4 conductor circuit.
  3. Z

    Finally joined the MEP-803A club...

    I have disconnected the ground to neutral bond in my generators so they can be used for house back up with a 4 wire connection. I dropped a ground rod at the generator and always have that connected. I bonded the ground and neutral in my electric stove 'load bank'. My thinking is when load...
  4. Z

    Finally joined the MEP-803A club...

    Are your ground clamps as installed temporary? I'm thinking vibration may cause the clamp to slip off the lug in the unit. Someone walking by could kick the exposed ground rod clamp off the rod. I would get a permanent bolt on clamp for the rod and use the machine's lug to clamp the ground...
  5. Z

    Finally joined the MEP-803A club...

    I think I read somewhere on SS that you could wire the broil and bake burners together on a stove such that they burned at the same time to consume more amps. Has anyone done this? What kind of hazards does this present - overloading control circuits?
  6. Z

    Finally joined the MEP-803A club...

    This may be an option: https://www.amazon.com/Buyers-Products-VCGTX06-Locking-Adjustable/dp/B00CMTYGZM/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1503599216&sr=8-2-fkmr1&keywords=throttle+control+vernier The Buyers Products one says it is a vernier cable but their web site is pretty weak on details. The...
  7. Z

    Finally joined the MEP-803A club...

    Here's what my MEP-803A Reset Tag looks like...... upper right one.
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