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Speaking of transfer switches, it seemed every time that I had eggs incubating or chicks brooding the power would go off for hours or even days. So I installed this simple transfer switch to run my incubator/brooder room and refrigerator off of a generator. I know it's nothing compared...
Yeah well it seemed I panicked a little on this thread. I work on generators, transfer switches, and various industrial compressors with VFDs on them. I've had so many mis-wired mishaps through the years that either took me a while to figure out or even fried me a few times. I get a little...
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Good link. I see what you mean there. Since we were talking about going from a 4 wire to a 3 wire I mistakingly thought you meant that the neutral and ground were connected in the dryer after the install of a 4 wire cord.
Whoa, wait a minute. A three wire 220 (actually 240) plug has two hots and a ground. You never bond a neutral and ground anywhere but in the service entrance or main panel.
In Laura's case she can change the wire on the dryer to a 4 wire and CAP THE NEUTRAL on the dryer side.
Or
Just get a...