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holstein13
Explorer
Nov 08, 2015

Do coiled power cords heat up and cause fires?

I've heard many folks on this forum say that if you leave a power cord coiled up or don't roll it out all the way, it will heat up and could eventually catch fire. This seems extraordinary to me si...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Nov 12, 2015
Hi,

Get an IR thermometer (Harbor Freight has one for $9).

Set up as you plan to do. Then turn on every load in the Rv. Every five minutes "shoot" the coil to see what the temperature is. After 30 minutes you may have a good idea whether you wish to do this or not.

After I tried this, I decided that coiling was not a good plan--particularly in the "mouse hole".

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