Generator
Hi all, I'm a new class A owner after having had a 5th wheel for many years. I'll be going to a campground that only supplies 15amp service. If/when I start my generator for the microwave or AC do...
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TNGW1500SE wrote:
I don't think any RV manufacturer would ever build an RV that could backfeed through the power cord to the campgrounds panel. People would be laying dead all over the campgrounds so the answer must be "No, don't unplug".
It has nothing to do with no back feed
It has to do with Arcing contacts under heavy loads
Like the A/C or the MW
The Arcing caused by switching under load Pits the contacts
Then they will either stick/weld together
Or not make good contact when closed and get hot and burn , like bad extension cords do
They might work ten times, then fail in one of these manners, the damage is culminative it keeps adding up getting worse, each time it arcs being switched with a load on
It's amazing people come on here and say be careful turn off the pedistel breaker before plugging in, don't burn/pit the cord contacts
Then say it's OK to start the generator while plugged in and risk Arcing pitting burning the contacts and damage to an expensive switch that is more trouble to replace and cost more than any cord end does
And has the potential for that to cause even more problems than a bad cord end
