From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Mar 10 2004 - 03:51:53 PST
It may be wise to use a GFI (=ground fault interrupt) type outlet when
providing power to the shelter. This type outlet is required by code in
kitchens, bathrooms and other "wet" areas of your house and will trip
(circuit breaker opens) when the amount of return current (via the neutral
wire) is different from what's going "out" (hot wire), the difference going
to ground through you with a tingle.
It only takes a few thousands of an amp to trip a GFI type breaker.
I think Mark said it very well. Make sure the neutral is not tied to the
ground except at the main breaker box of your house service entrance.
Bjorn
>From: ke6myk@sbcglobal.net
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] electrical feedback on S250 shelter through ground....
>Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 21:56:08 -0800
>
>"ygmir" <ygmir@onemain.com> wrote:
> > Any way, I tested the plug (round, 8 connector half male, half female) (
>now
> > I know you're laughing....).
>
>Hmm, interesting. My S250 has two 4-pin connectors, one for 120V AC
>and one for 28V DC. If I'm not mistaken, the AC connector uses three
>of the pins, one of them being grounded. There's also a big stud with
>a wing nut on the cable entry panel for grounding. My shelter is
>configured to hold an AN/GRC-122B radio teletype set. Maybe yours was
>set up to hold something else, and thus has different electrical
>connections.
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