Cross wiring the service pole
today we hooked up to a new service that was wired wrong. The 50 amp breaker was wired red wire in one slot and the white (neutral) was in the other slot. IOWs phase to ground, not two legs to neu...
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Coyote74 wrote:
I have a question? I was hooked to 50 amp in a park in Denver, NC. 2 weeks ago I had a surge gard in place and the a/C running. after 1/2 hr we went to supper and gone about 2 hrs. MH was cooling down fine when I left. Upon return my a/c unit and area around MH was stinking of burnt Oil(capacitor smell) a/c running but not cooling. all breakers on and surgegard normal. When we returned to home(Brick House) we put it in the shop. Tech said it burnt up 2 run capacitors 1 start capacitor, printed circuit board, harness to ac from capacitor back through unit. Tech said low voltage caused the damage. all breakers were still set. surgegard normal had 12v to board and blinking. What Happenend?
I suspect the park voltage was low, but not low enough to trip your surge guard.
TRC surge guards trip below 102V and I think the Progressive units are a volt or two above this.
IMHO, in both cases, the TRC and Progressive units allow your RV to operate at voltages that are too low, especially for motors.
Get yourself a voltage regulator (TRC's, Power Master, or Hughes).
Most will boost voltage at least 10% which can save your a**.
