This is my first post, and let me start by saying I'm a firefighter for a department where we maintain all of our equipment.
We just got a used "support" trailer that has 120VAC outlets and lighting, supplied by a 20A subpanel fed by a 30A RV style inlet cord. The generators we have only provide 120V/15A receptacles and an L6-20P 240V/20A 3 prong receptacle. Neither the generators nor the support trailer are equipped with ground rods. Not sure if the generators have a floating neutral or not, but the only way I can see to provide adequate power to the trailer, with a compatible plug, is to use one hot leg and the neutral from the 3-prong 240V receptacle the generator to the subpanel, without a ground. I know the current code guys would say to buy new generators or rewire the trailer, but we don't have the funding for that. Is there a float or bond scenario that would be better than others? What direction would some of you guys take?
We just got a used "support" trailer that has 120VAC outlets and lighting, supplied by a 20A subpanel fed by a 30A RV style inlet cord. The generators we have only provide 120V/15A receptacles and an L6-20P 240V/20A 3 prong receptacle. Neither the generators nor the support trailer are equipped with ground rods. Not sure if the generators have a floating neutral or not, but the only way I can see to provide adequate power to the trailer, with a compatible plug, is to use one hot leg and the neutral from the 3-prong 240V receptacle the generator to the subpanel, without a ground. I know the current code guys would say to buy new generators or rewire the trailer, but we don't have the funding for that. Is there a float or bond scenario that would be better than others? What direction would some of you guys take?