rosietheriviter
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I just bought an old "AIRCO" engine driven welder generator. It is old enough that it has a "positive ground" battery starter/ignition. Two cylinder ONAN gas engine. 350 amps DC welder, 110 volt - 220 volt AC generator, 110 volt DC generator (45.5 AMPs at 110 volts, 10 KW nameplate rating).
I bought it primarly to run my well during power outages.
I did not realize that the ignition/starter circuit was positive ground and of course, it may make no difference at all.
I do realize the the 220 (240) volt circuit does not use "ground" as part of the circuit
My concern is - if I ground the generator frame to earth (mechanical ground) as my neighbor has with his generator, will there be any adverse results?
Thanks,
Rose is Rose
I bought it primarly to run my well during power outages.
I did not realize that the ignition/starter circuit was positive ground and of course, it may make no difference at all.
I do realize the the 220 (240) volt circuit does not use "ground" as part of the circuit
My concern is - if I ground the generator frame to earth (mechanical ground) as my neighbor has with his generator, will there be any adverse results?
Thanks,
Rose is Rose