Temporary Generator

[tpd]

A trailer mounted generator supplying 480 volt for temporary power on a belt project is being used. The electricians tied cable in through a CGB and hard wired it instead of using a cord and plug connection. So now does this require an electrode?

 

[ceb58]

A trailer mounted generator supplying 480 volt for temporary power on a belt project is being used. The electricians tied cable in through a CGB and hard wired it instead of using a cord and plug connection. So now does this require an electrode?

Read 250.34 (A) and (B) (2011)

 

[tom baker]

Far more important than the electrode is the system bonding jumper. Without it, some one could get a fatal shock.