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love4god
Explorer
May 17, 2015

Need some help, shore power tripping breaker/buzzing

My fifth wheel has been sitting all winter and I just pulled it out to set it up for some friends who are staying over for the weekend. We cleaned it out, plugged it in, everything was fine. Then ...
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westend
Explorer
May 18, 2015
AC circuit breakers will buzz before tripping. Seen it many times. It doesn't mean the problem is in the breaker. Like others said, you need to check the integrity of the shore cord. Break out the multimeter and check for continuity between the prongs of the male shore power cord, and also between the prongs and the entrance points in the 5'er.

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