I run the Genny while traveling this trip about 1000 miles if I drifted over the line and hit the rumble strip my electric would blink off shut down everything about 45 seconds when I was back smooth road everything ran fine. I figure its a ground but don't know where to start, I have a 1995 newmar London aire any ideas or thoughts on whats going on?

the generator never shut down I just lost power for a few seconds then everything came back on. I had both ac and tv for kids and fans going on both ends of home but never had this issue.

backhoemike wrote:I run the Genny while traveling this trip about 1000 miles if I drifted over the line and hit the rumble strip my electric would blink off shut down everything about 45 seconds when I was back smooth road everything ran fine. I figure its a ground but don't know where to start, I have a 1995 newmar London aire any ideas or thoughts on whats going on?i would first look at the genny side of the transfer switch

Did you loose power to everything on the chassis side (the engine, dash gauges, headlights, tranny select, etc.) but kept power to everything powered by the genset (coach power)?

no sir only the 110 volt . A/C , TV and box fans all engine gauges and stuff worked

Sure sounds like a loose wire somewhere. rk911's suggestion of checking the transfer switch would be where I would start also. I would then move to the connection at the genset or in the breaker panel.

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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Aug 10, 2016
45 Seconds sounds like a hard wired Progressive Industries surge guard.

A joke I often make is that many RVers have a few screws loose.
The screws I'm speaking of are the ones that secure wires in your breaker box, Transfer switch, Junction box (Generator) power INLET or shore cord OUTLET or Plug. (Yup, not the other kind, real genuine screws) also we have a few loose nuts,, Same kind. (They usually hold 12 volt wires).
backhoemike
Explorer
Jun 11, 2017
Well Doug I think I found the problem this morning as I am leaving Greenleaf state park , I started the Genny and it immediately died, and pulled down like a big load on it. I ask The wife to ensure all the a/c were off till I got it going and warmed up then I heard a Pop and electrical smoke bellowed out from the transfer switch box it totally burned up all the wires , I didn't leave with my coach. Till I could find a place to take it . Any suggestions on a good brand of transfer switch?

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