burnt power cord plug and wires to it on cord
why would the power cord plug and wires to it melt and burn slightly while plugged in? did have 2 heaters plugged in. have done this for last couple winter with no problem.
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wa8yxm wrote:
Another thing I have found, The Quick connect type outlet assemblies they use in RV's are a bit..er.. anemic when it comes to space heaters..
I smelled hot wire,, Others have had failures of the outlet.
I installed a pair of 15/20 amp outlets (These have a "T" shaped neutral) fed them with 12GA wire bent around a genuine well tightened screw,, Each cable runs to a circuit breaker (one is 15 amps I'll upgrade some day other is 20) with no other loads on that breaker... No more hot wire smell.
I agree that the typical RV outlet is garbage, and poorly suited for heavy loads, like a space heater. The "T" neutral is only found on 20 AMP receptacles, however. They run a buck, or two, more than the commodity grade 15 Amp ones, but they are well worth it.
