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cbshoestring
Explorer II
Jul 03, 2016

87. Volt. Are you on the fence about buying surge protection

I was told A/C could not be used, and friends who have stayed by the lake warned it was a single receptacle. Still, I paid for electric, I hoped I could at least make coffee. 87 volts when it first...
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myredracer
Explorer II
Jul 03, 2016
2oldman wrote:
myredracer wrote:
The solution would be to use 2 or 3 autoformers in series!! .
Excellent. Just way expensive!


C'mon, if you can afford an RV surely can afford a few autoformers. Pre-owned would bring the total cost down if $$ are tight. :W

It would be a fun experiment though to try a few in series and see what happens. Brings back childhood memories like connecting electrolytic capacitors to 120 VAC and watching them explode, lol.

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