BretHeilig
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- Brooklyn NY
I have this specialized inline meter that I'm supposed to install to monitor the output of a PV array I'm building. It's a regular 7-jaw meter topology, but there is no neutral conductor anywhere in the system (the inverter instructions, for example, say to just bond the inverter's neutral lug to ground).
The meter manufacturer says to just run a ground conductor to the neutral lug of the meter socket, but I think it's possible that they aren't telling me the whole story, because they just don't want to rock the boat and deal with me returning the equipment (I'd have to buy a different meter entirely if their method doesn't fly). Is there a code or other safety reason not to do this?
If there isn't, couldn't I just also bond neutral to chassis ground in the meter socket and achieve the same result? Is there a section of the code that addresses this situation?
Thanks for your help!
The meter manufacturer says to just run a ground conductor to the neutral lug of the meter socket, but I think it's possible that they aren't telling me the whole story, because they just don't want to rock the boat and deal with me returning the equipment (I'd have to buy a different meter entirely if their method doesn't fly). Is there a code or other safety reason not to do this?
If there isn't, couldn't I just also bond neutral to chassis ground in the meter socket and achieve the same result? Is there a section of the code that addresses this situation?
Thanks for your help!