TreeSeeker wrote:
You need one of these adapters to plug in your 240 volt RV cord to a 110vac outlet. Ideally, the outlet should be on a 20amp circuit.
I don't have a 240V RV cord. The motorhome cord is 30-amp 120VAC, and I do have that 15-amp connector.
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
Okay. Something is definitely screwed up. Around forty years ago, three prong 240VAC plugs and outlets were common, with neutral and ground tied together ... or just neutral with no ground. (The latter is why people sometimes got shocks from old dryers and ranges.)
In all cases, missing ground prong is always a serious problem.
Treeseeker is right, you need a manufactured adapter. Homebrews are often screwed up.
If you have a manufactured adapter, and the outlet you're plugging into is wired correctly, then the problem is inside your motorhome.
Like I said, everything is good to go. I used the 30-amp RV extension cord I had stored away, in place of the 10/3 120VAC extension cord that was missing the ground lug. I have a 15-amp adapter that plugs into the 30-amp cord, so I can plug into my 15-amp garage outlet.
