Power is OUT - activate plan B

[@billcauley1531]

Been doing it for 20 years. I’m not dead yet.

[@mongofix]

YEAH!

[@TG_rises]

LOL the description is priceless

[@mongofix]

Mongo thank you

[@ericgregory2422]

Oh no

[@mongofix]

Oh YES

[@WonderingWhyPA]

I have the same Generac GP5500 generator and 50amp 3 prong outlet for my welder. How did you configure your suicide cord (3 prong one end and 4 at the other)? What did you do with the "4th" connection at the generator end?

[@Defianthuman]

On the one he dropped is the neutral. The three prong plug looks like something similar to a 6-15. I would think that since us homes have the ground neutral bond you don't actually need neutral but he does have lots of warnings that this is not up to code. So neutral was probably just cut and terminated.

[@mongofix]

Always good question. This generator has the neutral and ground BONDED. When changing a 4 prong to 3 prong for this application it won't matter which one you drop (ground or neutral). What Mongo did was wire 3 prong at the panel as it should be, power/power/ground. At the generator end Mongo wired, Power/Power/Neutral. The cord is DIY, got a few ends from the store and some 2 wire (power/power/ground, cause Mongo had some) Inside the cord the 3 prong ground is connected to the 4 prong neutral. @Defianthuman - that would work as well!

[@wmuckbangs4870]

Dude this is bad please have a professional fix it

[@mongofix]

oh sure sure