How often are campgrounds 50A only?

Lantley wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:
Yes that's true.

I have just gotten to the point though with so many of them being bad I don't even want to waste my time to open the bays and drag out my cord and surge protector out only to find out the outlet is bad.

I full time so I am using CG's every day if I am on the move traveling. So I get to see just how many are bad and all I want to do is just pull in, plug in and rest for the night. And not have to chase down a CG manager after I have started to set up and find out the shore station is bad.

That's why the little tester is on the dog house in the MH. I pull in grab the tester and test. If it's good 'then' I will start to set up.

Rockhill I see your point. I have had to move due to a faulty outlet. Yes it was a pain in the.... If I used your method of testing first I would have saved myself a bit of aggravation.

So the circuit tester is really "convenience insurance" not really to protect the surge suppressor, wouldn't you say?

By the way I just bought a Progressive Industries EMSHW30C.

I have a 50 to 30 amp adapter and seldom use it as most campgrounds have the 30 amp service and the charge is lower for this than for 50 amp service. I like this as we have modest power demand and don't want to be subsidizing people in large RV's with multiple air conditioners running.

You can plug a 30 amp RV cord into a 50 amp outlet with an adapter and no problems by doing so.

rockhillmanor wrote:
Yes that's true.

I have just gotten to the point though with so many of them being bad I don't even want to waste my time to open the bays and drag out my cord and surge protector out only to find out the outlet is bad.

I full time so I am using CG's every day if I am on the move traveling. So I get to see just how many are bad and all I want to do is just pull in, plug in and rest for the night. And not have to chase down a CG manager after I have started to set up and find out the shore station is bad.

That's why the little tester is on the dog house in the MH. I pull in grab the tester and test. If it's good 'then' I will start to set up.

Rockhill I see your point. I have had to move due to a faulty outlet. Yes it was a pain in the.... If I used your method of testing first I would have saved myself a bit of aggravation.

60+ campgrounds last year without a single mis-wired outlet. Some in bad shape to be sure, usually 30 amps, but none mis-wired. We've only been in 7 so far this year, but no mis-wired outlets as well...

Yes that's true.

I have just gotten to the point though with so many of them being bad I don't even want to waste my time to open the bays and drag out my cord and surge protector out only to find out the outlet is bad.

I full time so I am using CG's every day if I am on the move traveling. So I get to see just how many are bad and all I want to do is just pull in, plug in and rest for the night. And not have to chase down a CG manager after I have started to set up and find out the shore station is bad.

That's why the little tester is on the dog house in the MH. I pull in grab the tester and test. If it's good 'then' I will start to set up.

cdevidal wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

cdevidal wrote:
Nice. Here it is for less than $10.

(I had posted a link to a similar unit for $5, then I edited this note after I compared the reviews. This one has almost nothing negative said about it, the other had several dings. That's worth an extra $5.)

rockhillmanor, would you use that if you already had a Progressive Industries PT30C?

Absolutely! That little tester goes on the outlet before 'anything' from my coach including my surge protector gets plugged into it. Actually it goes on the outlet first before I even do anything else when I pull in. Simply not going to park in a site that has shore station problems. I full time and I find a lot of CG's with electrical outlet problems. Open ground being the most common.

Those that use nothing would never know there is an open ground because your power to the RV will work just fine....until something happens and you or a member of your family become the ground.

Save $1500 in RV electronics with a $250 surge suppressor.

Save a $250 surge suppressor with a $10 outlet checker and a $20 50A to 30A adapter.

:B

A surge protector is protecting the circuit at all times. The good ones will analyze the circuit when you first plug in. It will delay the flow of electricity until the power is determined to be OK.
The surge protector than continuously monitors the circuit for problems including surges.
My point is a good surge protector does more than just an initial test with a tester.

I'd like those rubber block adapters, if I can find one that's 50A male to 30A female for less than $10, would save me since I'm buying yet another RV thingamabob ;-)

Edit: No such luck. The link you gave has $9 shipping, which puts it at the same cost as Amazon w/ our free Prime shipping. Ok, another $19 purchase, add it to the credit card..........

DeanRIowa wrote:

Nice. Here it is for less than $10.

(I had posted a link to a similar unit for $5, then I edited this note after I compared the reviews. This one has almost nothing negative said about it, the other had several dings. That's worth an extra $5.)

rockhillmanor, would you use that if you already had a Progressive Industries PT30C?

Can that be used to test a 50 amp outlet? if, so how?

Pick up the simple little black rubber plug adapters. They come in all configs. The newer ones are made of yellow plastic like this albeit these are pix of a 30A:
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The 50's are sometimes hard to find but the camping stores should have them. Booths at sporting events always carry them. They Come in real handy when you are connecting ext cords to power cords coming down to a dumb 15 amp shore station a mile away from your site!

I find them for sale at the sporting events I attend. I bought every config available and have used everyone of them!

Pick up the one that has 50A blades and female opening for 15A.
Plug tester into 15A side and the other end into the 50A outlet.

Or two dog bones connected 50 to 30 and 30 to 15. I keep it cheap and down low and just use the little plug adapters they all fit in one kitchen drawer!

http://www.dyersonline.com/electrical/power-cords/electrical-adapters.html?p=1

Nice. Here it is for less than $10.

(I had posted a link to a similar unit for $5, then I edited this note after I compared the reviews. This one has almost nothing negative said about it, the other had several dings. That's worth an extra $5.)

rockhillmanor, would you use that if you already had a Progressive Industries PT30C?

Can that be used to test a 50 amp outlet? if, so how?

rockhillmanor wrote:

cdevidal wrote:
Nice. Here it is for less than $10.

(I had posted a link to a similar unit for $5, then I edited this note after I compared the reviews. This one has almost nothing negative said about it, the other had several dings. That's worth an extra $5.)

rockhillmanor, would you use that if you already had a Progressive Industries PT30C?

Absolutely! That little tester goes on the outlet before 'anything' from my coach including my surge protector gets plugged into it. Actually it goes on the outlet first before I even do anything else when I pull in. Simply not going to park in a site that has shore station problems. I full time and I find a lot of CG's with electrical outlet problems. Open ground being the most common.

Those that use nothing would never know there is an open ground because your power to the RV will work just fine....until something happens and you or a member of your family become the ground.

Save $1500 in RV electronics with a $250 surge suppressor.

Save a $250 surge suppressor with a $10 outlet checker and a $20 50A to 30A adapter.

:B