How to protect against poor RV park power?
We stopped at an RV park (an old and poorly maintained KOA) in hot weather. Plugged in the 30 amp cord. The power pedestal looked sketchy -- the socket was chipped and improperly mounted. Fired ...
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Hi profdant139,
Voltage needs to be checked while "under load".
Stick the prongs of the volt meter into a wall socket in the rv, while the roof air is running. 107 and above you are golden.
I leave a kill-a-watt meter plugged in all the time.
Voltage needs to be checked while "under load".
Stick the prongs of the volt meter into a wall socket in the rv, while the roof air is running. 107 and above you are golden.
I leave a kill-a-watt meter plugged in all the time.
profdant139 wrote:
Just on an interim basis, before I get the perfect tools, how would I use an ordinary multimeter to monitor the voltage while the air conditioner is running? Or is this something that I would do by unplugging my power cord from the pedestal and sticking the tips of the meter into the socket?
Or should I just call 911 before doing that?? ;)
