Finally talked to a human at honda service dept. They tell me this is
normal for both points of the outlet to show voltage and it "won't
hurt anything". BTW the boat is 22 years old and wire fine. I have no
problems whatsoever with the 110 volt when plugged in at various
Marinas and docks over the years. This just sounds odd to me, but I
have never had a small gas generator like this before.


"Rick" wrote in message ...
Because there are two new items in the mix. The adaptor to get to a 15 amp
connector and the Honda generator. This of course assumes that the boat is
wired correctly. If black and white are swapped in the dock outlet (when
the electrician put it in; doubtful) then the boat owner may have swapped
black and white in the boat to compensate; double doubtful.

When it comes down to it just check it with a VOM. Any number of things
could be wrong.

"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
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A 30A to 15A adapter is a pin for pin transformation. Why would it be
suspect?

Doug
s/v Callista

"Rick" wrote in message
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Agreed I would trust a MarinCo adaptor but a lot of 30A to 15A are home
made. If it is made "Official" I would check it with a VOM to verify.


"Chuck Baier" wrote in message
om...
Rick, Marinco makes an adapter.



"Rick" wrote in message
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Sounds like something is backwards. I would doubt that the Honda
folks
would wire their generator backwards. How did you get from a 30 amp
connector to a 15?

"Chuck Baier" wrote in message
om...
I have just recently purchased a Honda EU1000 generator to use at
the
dock when the power goes out during storm conditions. In using a
circuit tester I have found the unit has power on both the hot
side
and the neutral side of the plug. This sets off the reverse
polarity
light on my AC panel. Is this normal or do I have a problem with
this
unit. Thanks, Chuck