Sorry, OT, but......
 

.........I know there are clever people here. I bought a secondhand generator
yesterday for use on the allotment. It's mounted on rubber bushes in a
frame, so, how is it earthed?
--
Pete C
London UK

Sorry, OT, but......
 

"Pete C" wrote ...
........I know there are clever people here. I bought a secondhand
generator yesterday for use on the allotment. It's mounted on rubber
bushes in a frame, so, how is it earthed?

Why do you think it should be?
See....
http://www.justgenerators.co.uk/pages/FAQ.htm

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

Sorry, OT, but......
 

The message
from "Pete C" contains these words:

.........I know there are clever people here. I bought a secondhand
generator
yesterday for use on the allotment. It's mounted on rubber bushes in a
frame, so, how is it earthed?

It isn't. The 'earth' wire on the extension goes to the genny and engine.

This means that you're unlikely to get a dangerous shock from (say) hand
to feet.

(Don't try this at home unless you *REALLY* know what you're doing!) If
you're feeling silly/lucky/curious, stand in wellies, on a nice thick
rubber pad, and touch a live wire from your mains supply.

You're unlikely to feel even a tingle.

But be sure not to be touching anything-else!

Back in the 1950/60s, one of my friends used to work on live supplies
using uninsulated side-cutters. Occasionally.

He's still alive...

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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Sorry, OT, but......
 

Bob Hobden wrote:
"Pete C" wrote ...
........I know there are clever people here. I bought a secondhand
generator yesterday for use on the allotment. It's mounted on rubber
bushes in a frame, so, how is it earthed?

Why do you think it should be?
See....
http://www.justgenerators.co.uk/pages/FAQ.htm
Many thanks Bob.......just what I wanted :)
--
Pete C
London UK

Sorry, OT, but......
 

Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message
from "Pete C" contains these words:

.........I know there are clever people here. I bought a secondhand
generator
yesterday for use on the allotment. It's mounted on rubber bushes in
a frame, so, how is it earthed?

It isn't. The 'earth' wire on the extension goes to the genny and
engine.

This means that you're unlikely to get a dangerous shock from (say)
hand to feet.

(Don't try this at home unless you *REALLY* know what you're doing!)
If you're feeling silly/lucky/curious, stand in wellies, on a nice
thick rubber pad, and touch a live wire from your mains supply.

You're unlikely to feel even a tingle.

But be sure not to be touching anything-else!

Eh.........no thanks!

--
Pete C
London UK

Sorry, OT, but......
 

On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:09:11 GMT, Rusty_Hinge
wrote:

He's still alive...

- so don't touch him!