Surge Protector Reading L1
I'm sitting in a RV park and storm rolled though and my surge protector went off line. In the LCD window it is giving me "L1 High" "141 Volts" and a flashing red light and won't come back online. C...
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John S. wrote:HappyKayakers wrote:D & M wrote:
As should go to a big box tool store and get yourself an inexpensive multi meter and, if you don't know how, get someone to show you how to use it. It's really easy. I always check the pedestal before I plug in.
This link will explain more about RV electricity
Why get a multimeter for a one time check when he already has a surge protector performing continuous checks? Just because power is acceptable before you plug in doesn't mean it will stay that way.
Well plug into a 220 improperly wired receptacle and you will wish you had checked. True it does not mean it will stay that way either but you are protecting your rig first of all. Second you can tell what is hapoening on a pole. A fellow camper came over and said only one of his ac units was running. Looked at his system he only had power on one leg. Multimeter showed other leg was 90 volts so his system was protecting the coach but we moved him to another pole and all was fine.
My EMS will tell me what is happening on each leg independently and will NOT allow the "bad" power into the coach...that's what it's for! Like the other post said...things can change after you've checked with a multimeter and you would NOT know...with an EMS you will!!
