Surge Guard Came In handy Today
Pulled into campground I have visited many times today. Hooked up and Plugged my Surge Guard in to power box. Caution flashing light is blinking. Screen displays REVERSE POLARITY. Went over and saw th...
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2oldman wrote:No it does not exactly work that way.westernrvparkowner wrote:x2. Doesn't AC switch polarity 60x a second?
Reversed polarity cannot cause an damage to any equipment. .., it really isn't a big deal. No need to avoid that site for the rest of all eternity.
It may have come in handy, but it did make you move when you really didn't need to.
Think of it as more of a hose and a drain. When the water is coming up through the drain you are in trouble. There is no valve to stop the flow.
Tripped breaker does not shut off power... just cuts the circuit. Reverse polarity makes the neutral hot so everything stays energized during a fault or overload.
Yes as long as there are no issues the appliances do not care. Life can go on normal but still a hazard.
