Onan Emerald 6500 wiring

[yvan]

I now have the generator installed in it's place, gas tank secured and filled ready to start it up. There  are 5 wires exiting it, one black, one black with yellow stripe, one green 2 white, The green should be ground, the whites neutral, and the blacks load. My question is, to get  120v 30 amps in one plug can I combine the 2 blacks together, and the 2 whites, or will that give me 240v?  Also if I just use one black and 1 white, will that cause an imbalance in the system? .

My generator isn't hard wired to the main electrical system. To avoid any user error I plan on putting an outlet in the bay, and plugging the shore power cord into the outlet that's powered by the generator. That way if it's plugged into the generator, it can't be plugged into shore power and vice versa.

[luvrbus]

 The 2 blacks tied together gives you 120v ungrounded the 2 white tied together gives you 120v grounded

[Iceni John]

My generator isn't hard wired to the main electrical system. To avoid any user error I plan on putting an outlet in the bay, and plugging the shore power cord into the outlet that's powered by the generator. That way if it's plugged into the generator, it can't be plugged into shore power and vice versa.

Does this mean you will have a shore power cord with a male plug on either end?   If so, you will have a live male plug whenever the cord is plugged into shore  -  very dangerous!

I also have a non-hardwired generator that will only be for very occasional emergency use.   I run some 10-2 cable from its 30A outlet to one of three 30A outlets;  the other two outlets are for power from the shore inlet and power from the inverter.   The house AC breaker panel is plugged into one of these three outlets, making it impossible to inadvertently plug the generator or inverter into another power source.   Simple and foolproof.

John

[yvan]

John

The shore power cord is hard wired to the bus electrical system, I have the choice of plugging the male end into the house for power, or into an outlet that is supplied by the generator. All circuits in the bus run off inverters with the exception of the fridge and roof top AC. When the bus is plugged into the shore, or generator, then that power supplies the fridge, AC and a battery charger. My generator does not have plugs on it, it's designed to be hard wired into an RV.

Luvrbus am I correct then in connecting the 2 whites together, and the 2 blacks together to give me 1 circuit to drive my needs?