On 17 Apr 2018 at 14:45, Rush Dougherty via EV wrote: > if the ground is used as a neutral leg to get 120vac, the EVSE, > according to the spec will ground fault.
You'd expect it to do this. Its GFI circuit just sees current that isn't balanced across the mains. It can't tell the difference between current going through your body to ground, and current going through a 120v charger to ground. So it's gong to say "nope" just to be safe. Also, using the ground connection as a neutral return in wiring is an NEC violation for a reason. If there should be a fault in the building's ground connection, using the ground that way puts line voltage on the enclosure of every other grounded appliance! The same thing can happen if it's done in connected equipment. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
