Calkidd
Sep 01, 2015Explorer
220 Volt mishap
I went to plug in my RV inside my parents shop my dad had wired. The outlet is a 220 volts with three prongs. Something similar you would plug in a welder or compressor. I used the 30 amp RV receptac...
smkettner wrote:I bought one today, but I asked the question if it is necessary to have the neutral. Now the more I type about it I realize this is a stupid question. Of course it is necessary how else can the power return? I would think it would go back through the ground God knows what else I would have damaged.Calkidd wrote:Board is probably fine. Heating element is probably toast.
Although I didn't see any evidence of damage does it sound like I fried the board?
Dad needs to install a NEMA 14-50R for you to plug in.
BTW check your converter is putting out 13.6 volts.