50 Amp Surge Protector
I bought a 50 Amp surge protector that plugs into the main RV grounds power box. The lights on the surge protector indicates reverse polarity. Does the connection at the main box have to be fixed to ...
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wa8yxm wrote:
First: on 50 amps Reverse Polarity should not be possible, OPEN GROUND however is.
Second, There are two different 50 amp surge protectors. On one there are LIGHTS, I do not recommend this one as it is a simply spike suppressor nothing more
The second has an LCD screen, reports voltage, current and error messages, This is the one you want.
I would have to say that anything "Can" happen. When I plugged into a 30 amp reverse polarity plug with my RV, the Trace inverter/charger did not like it - to the tune of $450 in repair costs!
If the reverse polarity lights come on when there is power between neutral and ground, then that is the problem.
Wires underground can melt together, and cause the wires to change polarity, rare but it could happen. Tree roots might be the cause too.
Fred.
