ATS (Automatic Transfer Switch) fried?
Last time out with the fifthwheel I saw a flash out of the corner of my eye when I had the basement door open coming from the vicinity of the ATS. Everything in the trailer kept working but I can't r...
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duggram wrote:CA Traveler wrote:
Well now you know the problem is downstream from the CB. Unplug all AC appliances like HW, refer, MW, etc and see if that helps to isolate the problem.
GFCI's don't normally cause a short instead they open to kill downstream power from the GGCI.
Do you really have 120V lights and ceiling fan? My RVs were 12V.
I've only owned this one RV, a fifthwheel toyhauler from Keystone. I think the two lights and ceiling fan are all for wired in 110. I'll get out early in the morning and start unplugging things. Thank you and everyone else for sticking with this.
If your RV lights are 110v, that would make your RV almost unique. They are universally 12v unless retrofitted by a previous owner.
You can do a simple test. Unplug the RV from any outlet, and turn off any generators. Do the lights still work? If yes, they are 12v because they are running off of the battery.
I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but I don't think you know what you are doing. Electricity is dangerous. I think you should hire an electrician. I would hate to read your obituary.
