Portable generators w/GFIC?

[tom baker]

2008 NEC section 590.6 will require GFCI protection for generators on job sites.
If the generator is sitting on the bed of a truck, perhaps have a bad cord with exposed hot wire, you touch the hot wire, how likely will it be that the GFCI will trip?

 

[mdshunk]

2008 NEC section 590.6 will require GFCI protection for generators on job sites.
If the generator is sitting on the bed of a truck, perhaps have a bad cord with exposed hot wire, you touch the hot wire, how likely will it be that the GFCI will trip?

I may indeed not trip. If there's not at least 5ma of current flowing to trip the GFCI, you're probably not going to get shocked either. You're a bird on a wire at that point.

 

[tom baker]

Kinda what I thought.
I was at a IAEI mtg where this change was discussed and it was pointed out the generators with GFCI won't be compatible with home transfer switches with a solid neutral. The CMPs answer was install a TS that switches the neutral!