Electrical outlet head scratcher
I have a 05 Newmar DutchStar. I'm having trouble with 2 outlets. All other outlets work fine. These two outlets only have about 100v to each one. All others have about 118-121v. The 2 problem ...
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You have bad connections along the "daisy chain" and it is probably the neutral, but that doesn't matter. RVs are all wired with solid NM cable and that is only S-Brain stupid (IMNSHO). Boats have been wired in stranded NM for decades because of the vibration. Most power boats run about 50 hours a year and they still have trouble with power wiring loosening up in the terminals.
Shut down the power and take a day and check every single connection in the system. That means every screw on every receptacle (outlet) and every wire nut and every terminal screw or buss in the main box. If you can't get a screw to tighten even a little, back it out an half a turn and run it back down.
This will be an amazing PITA, but if you do them all and don't skip any - even the one you never use in the underneath - then the problem will probably disappear.
Oh, if you find any receptacles wired as push-in (insertion), remove the conductor, strip more if needed and clamp it under a screw. Push-in just doesn't last in RVs that are actually used over the road.
Matt
Shut down the power and take a day and check every single connection in the system. That means every screw on every receptacle (outlet) and every wire nut and every terminal screw or buss in the main box. If you can't get a screw to tighten even a little, back it out an half a turn and run it back down.
This will be an amazing PITA, but if you do them all and don't skip any - even the one you never use in the underneath - then the problem will probably disappear.
Oh, if you find any receptacles wired as push-in (insertion), remove the conductor, strip more if needed and clamp it under a screw. Push-in just doesn't last in RVs that are actually used over the road.
Matt
