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RRinNFla
Explorer
Apr 04, 2016

How do you handle bad campgound power

Here is the scenario:

Long travel day. We pulled into to a combination trailer park/campground near the interstate. Paid for the site, and was told to pick any open spot in the campground loops. I pulled into an open pull-thru site.

I have a Pioneer portable Electrical Management System. When I plugged in the EMS, I got a high voltage error code, and no power. I walked to an adjacent site, plugged in the EMS, got the same results. So, I tried a pedestal on a different loop, but got the same result. I think the voltage was about +5.

What would you do? I was really tired. There were several other rigs plugged in. I just plugged in without the EMS.
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  • valhalla360's avatar
    valhalla360
    Navigator
    Apr 04, 2016
    What was the actual voltage? Does +5 imply 125V? If yes, I wouldn't worry. A little high isn't too big of a deal.

    Too low can be problematic.
  • enblethen's avatar
    enblethen
    Nomad
    Apr 04, 2016
    This time of year with most sites being empty, it would be common to find higher then normal voltage. Depending on what the reading is/was, I would decide.
    What was the high-voltage reading?
  • Oasisbob's avatar
    Oasisbob
    Explorer
    Apr 04, 2016
    No EMS. So ignorance is bliss for many years. Seriously 5 volts is probley marginal. Happy Trails
  • rk911's avatar
    rk911
    Explorer
    Apr 04, 2016
    RRinNFla wrote:
    Here is the scenario:

    Long travel day. We pulled into to a combination trailer park/campground near the interstate. Paid for the site, and was told to pick any open spot in the campground loops. I pulled into an open pull-thru site.

    I have a Pioneer portable Electrical Management System. When I plugged in the EMS, I got a high voltage error code, and no power. I walked to an adjacent site, plugged in the EMS, got the same results. So, I tried a pedestal on a different loop, but got the same result. I think the voltage was about +5.

    What would you do? I was really tired. There were several other rigs plugged in. I just plugged in without the EMS.


    did your EMS tell you what the voltage was?? nominal voltage is 110 (some sources state nominal is 120v) +/- 10% or 99-108v to 121-132v. in 30-years we've never experienced low voltage (lower than 99-volts). we normally find voltage at between 112-119v. I ALWAYS check voltage with a meter prior to connecting. is it possible your EMS system's tolerances are set too tight? given the set of facts you presented I likely would've plugged in without the EMS but then again I would've known what the voltage was at the pedestal. if it was 100 or lower or 130 or higher I would not have plugged in.

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