Power cord connections melting
I have been having problems with my connections getting hot and melting the plastic plugs. This mostly happens at my 50 amp to 30 amp pigtail going into the camper. I have replace the power cord con...
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pianotuna wrote:
Gary,
How about the fridge? 325 watts for mine. How about the converter?
Could be, that stays on shore power all thing time even with the air on.
Yes it could be any of those things. I just find it hard to believe that a single 30 amp cord is not capable of running the refrigerator and air at the same time. Not a clue what the other stuff that normally runs as a matter of course but again a 30 amp cord should work. Normally, I think, the reason for the 50amp connections are running two ac units and or hot water heater and microwave. How much can the ac draw 15amps at startup and a heck of a lot less while running. Refrigerator what 3 or 4 amps. Trailer sitting idle with nothing on but the basic trailer stuff another 3 or four amps. Not enough to burn the connectors. It has to be connectors not fitting properly. Oh the cords either the pigtail air the 30 amp cords are not hot. Yes they are slightly warm but no where near the temp to melt the connectors. Oh again when I installed the connectors the wires were not burnt or discolored at all. I did trim them back but I could have use them the way I took them out of the connector.
