I am not very good at electrical so I will try to explain this as best I know howthe electrical sockets in the front of my camper are not working when I plug something into thembut when I check the socket with a tester I have powerhere is how I am checking themrun one lead from the large plug and the other to the small plug and I get powerrun one lead from the large plug and the other to the round plug (one on bottom) and I have powerrun one lead from the small plug and the other lead to the round plug I have no poweram I checking this right or do I have a problem thanks

If you are describing it right, the hot and neutral are reversed. Small to any other should show voltage. Large to round should show no voltage or near none.EDIT Are you plugged in at home or an RV site? Could be wired wrong at the pedistal.

Yep, sounds like you have power on your neutral (large "plug") and none on your power (small "plug"). The bottom "plug" (round) is the ground. So you should have power (110vac) when measuring either from the small plug to the large plug, or small plug to the round ground plug.Did this just happen? What type of "camper" do you have? Are you plugged in to shore power or running off of inverter and/or generator?Ron

Lenard it actually happened last year at campground right before we left has been working great till last yearI just got around today to actually start some testing since it was warm todayI am pluged into 110 at home my camper is a 2002 keystone hornetso what you are saying is when I run a lead from the small plug and the other from the round plug I should have powerI don't have any when I do this can you give some suggestions as to why it would not have power thanks

NEUTRAL AND HOT ARE CROSSED/SWITCHED. Hate to yell but you just completely ignored what I wrote.

Start by putting the tester into the supply you are plugging the RV into.Use an actual outlet tester for $8 at the hardware store.

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Water-Bug
Explorer
Mar 17, 2015
smkettner wrote:
Start by putting the tester into the supply you are plugging the RV into.
Use an actual outlet tester for $8 at the hardware store.

$4.99 at Harbor Freight. :)
time2roll
Nomad
Mar 17, 2015
Start by putting the tester into the supply you are plugging the RV into.
Use an actual outlet tester for $8 at the hardware store.
Water-Bug
Explorer
Mar 17, 2015
NEUTRAL AND HOT ARE CROSSED/SWITCHED. Hate to yell but you just completely ignored what I wrote.
dessa1930
Explorer
Mar 17, 2015
Lenard it actually happened last year at campground right before we left has been working great till last year

I just got around today to actually start some testing since it was warm today

I am pluged into 110 at home my camper is a 2002 keystone hornet

so what you are saying is when I run a lead from the small plug and the other from the round plug I should have power

I don't have any when I do this can you give some suggestions as to why it would not have power thanks
lanerd
Explorer II
Mar 17, 2015
Yep, sounds like you have power on your neutral (large "plug") and none on your power (small "plug"). The bottom "plug" (round) is the ground. So you should have power (110vac) when measuring either from the small plug to the large plug, or small plug to the round ground plug.

Did this just happen? What type of "camper" do you have? Are you plugged in to shore power or running off of inverter and/or generator?

Ron
Water-Bug
Explorer
Mar 16, 2015
If you are describing it right, the hot and neutral are reversed. Small to any other should show voltage. Large to round should show no voltage or near none.

EDIT Are you plugged in at home or an RV site? Could be wired wrong at the pedistal.

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