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Old 09-13-2017, 08:03 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by chuckster57 View Post
And you can't reset the GFI without 120VAC supplied to it. Once it's tripped, you have to have "live" feed to the receptacle.
Reason being is a generator does not have a true ground or Mother Earth. Edit- Does "live" feed mean it needs to be true AC power as from either a home outlet or shore power to get the GFI to reset because generators use a bounded ground from it's own neutral and not earth ground ?
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