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110v AC & 12v DC Ground

Postby bohemian » Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:05 pm

I have a question about electrical grounding that I should know the answer to by now, but I don't. Or maybe I did know it and I just cant remember it now. :thinking:
Do you run a ground from your 110v AC breaker panel bus bar to the frame of your trailer, and do you also run a ground from your 12v DC battery negative pole to the frame of the trailer? Is it a safe system to run both grounds to the frame of the trailer?

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Re: 110v AC & 12v DC Ground

Postby H.A. » Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:54 pm

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Re: 110v AC & 12v DC Ground

Postby Corwin C » Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:19 pm

Short answer ... Yes, you can safely run both 12v DC and 120v AC grounds to the frame of your trailer if the remainder of your wiring is designed and done correctly.

This subject comes up from time to time and often incites a myriad of discussion and information both good and bad. Here is a link to a comment that I made earlier on a similar subject. Sorry about using the link, but I have grown too lazy to retype my reply. I'm sure there are many others with similar questions and there is so much on this subject that a search can be frustrating.
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Re: 110v AC & 12v DC Ground

Postby bohemian » Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:18 am

Thanks for helping me straitening this out. Now it's back to work. :thumbsup:

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