samtriesnottodie
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So I have an old style 3 prong dryer outlet (nema 10-30r) that I want to use for power. My understanding is that this has 2 hots and a neutral wire.
I have purchased a still dragon controller kit -- then reading the instructions I realized they are for a 2 hots and a ground setup. Question 1, is there a way to wire it up with 2 hots and a neutral? My hopefully-not-too-stupid naive assumption is that I would wire the two hots as normal and the neutral as the ground.
My second question is.. there's no way I want to do this without GFCI protection -- I know I could use a circuit breaker switch, but I would prefer inline protection for portability. I found this: 30 Amp Inline GFCI but I'm unsure if this will work if I wire it with 2 hots and a neutral as well.
I plan on using L6-30p/r twist locks for everything after the dryer outlet, but according to the wiring diagram I saw for that, it's supposed to be two hots and a ground, not neutral. This seems like it should work for what I have planned, but I specifically don't know about the GFCI.
Thanks to anyone who can help shed some light on these questions for me... I want to make sure I do this right and safely.
I have purchased a still dragon controller kit -- then reading the instructions I realized they are for a 2 hots and a ground setup. Question 1, is there a way to wire it up with 2 hots and a neutral? My hopefully-not-too-stupid naive assumption is that I would wire the two hots as normal and the neutral as the ground.
My second question is.. there's no way I want to do this without GFCI protection -- I know I could use a circuit breaker switch, but I would prefer inline protection for portability. I found this: 30 Amp Inline GFCI but I'm unsure if this will work if I wire it with 2 hots and a neutral as well.
I plan on using L6-30p/r twist locks for everything after the dryer outlet, but according to the wiring diagram I saw for that, it's supposed to be two hots and a ground, not neutral. This seems like it should work for what I have planned, but I specifically don't know about the GFCI.
Thanks to anyone who can help shed some light on these questions for me... I want to make sure I do this right and safely.
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