30 amp power cord overheating
I've searched around and can't find the info I'm looking for. I have a 30' 30-amp shore power cord hard-wired to a built-in Surge Arrest, and I frequently use a 30' 30-amp extension cord for yard ca...
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This is where I must strongly disagree. If the contacts are discolored, they are annealed. You can shine them until they are like mirrors, but without a tight fit, armageddon is inevitable. Especially if operated near max capacity. You cannot buff resilience back into a spring. Contacts have "wipers" whose actions vanish forever if overheated. Too many times I have seen campers spend hours disassembling and shining contacts only to see disaster arrive a few weeks more. You might get away with shining up a plug if it isn't burned too bad, but not a socket. Once overheated it has had the course.
NOTICE THE WORD "DISCOLORED" It has significant meaning here
