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That's a very interesting and possibly telling piece of information (or possibly propaganda, depending on one's viewpoint). It's basically saying that RV electrical systems, which are supposed to be conforming to the NEC, are not actually up to the safety levels mandated by the NEC and can't be used to the limits the NEC deems as perfectly acceptable.
12A flowing continually through a properly constructed 15A circuit should not be a safety hazard; it's sized properly. An approved GFCI should likewise be perfectly capable of passing 12A through indefinitely. If things overheat, it's either due to incorrect installation, shoddy electrical components (that should not be sold or used), or failure of connections due to vibration or other causes. If the overcurrent device (the circuit breaker) does not actually protect the wiring system from getting dangerously hot, to the point of possibly causing a fire, it's failing to serve its primary purpose for existing. (There have been a few rather infamous cases where breakers have consistently failed in that regard; probably the best known and most damaging of which were the Federal Pacific Stab-Lok breaker panels. The results are far too often tragic.)
In essence, it seems to me that they're all but claiming that, at least in some cases, RVs are not actually built to code as advertised and as legally required. I fear they may be more correct in that claim than I'd like.
12A flowing continually through a properly constructed 15A circuit should not be a safety hazard; it's sized properly. An approved GFCI should likewise be perfectly capable of passing 12A through indefinitely. If things overheat, it's either due to incorrect installation, shoddy electrical components (that should not be sold or used), or failure of connections due to vibration or other causes. If the overcurrent device (the circuit breaker) does not actually protect the wiring system from getting dangerously hot, to the point of possibly causing a fire, it's failing to serve its primary purpose for existing. (There have been a few rather infamous cases where breakers have consistently failed in that regard; probably the best known and most damaging of which were the Federal Pacific Stab-Lok breaker panels. The results are far too often tragic.)
In essence, it seems to me that they're all but claiming that, at least in some cases, RVs are not actually built to code as advertised and as legally required. I fear they may be more correct in that claim than I'd like.
