Basic Question About AC Power Wiring
How are RVs usually wired up? I have a standard arctic fox RV and I’m having trouble with the AC portion of the wiring. Symptoms: *After running an air conditioner for 4-5 hours, off an exte...
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Had,
You have a lot of good answers here, but one I have not seen is one that I have experienced. I don't have much, but a lot of people that do pay me to fix things. One thing I have discovered in both the AC and DC wiring of boats and RVs is that the terminals get loose over time. I do not know if it is vibration or thermal cycling, but one of the first things I do when an owner is having trouble with a system that used to be entirely reliable is to go in an tighten every terminal and screw I can fine.
So, I suggest you get a good flashlight (because you want the power off even on the DC side) and a nice strong screwdriver and go at it. If typical, this will not be comfortable and will take way longer than you are thinking, but every time you get another 1/6 of a turn on anything, you will know that you are making progress....
This was the cheap fix. If you need more, you have to buy a monitor called a Kill-A-Watt that plugs into a receptacle to monitor voltage and a clamp on ammeter to find out what the A/C is doing.
Best of luck
Matt
You have a lot of good answers here, but one I have not seen is one that I have experienced. I don't have much, but a lot of people that do pay me to fix things. One thing I have discovered in both the AC and DC wiring of boats and RVs is that the terminals get loose over time. I do not know if it is vibration or thermal cycling, but one of the first things I do when an owner is having trouble with a system that used to be entirely reliable is to go in an tighten every terminal and screw I can fine.
So, I suggest you get a good flashlight (because you want the power off even on the DC side) and a nice strong screwdriver and go at it. If typical, this will not be comfortable and will take way longer than you are thinking, but every time you get another 1/6 of a turn on anything, you will know that you are making progress....
This was the cheap fix. If you need more, you have to buy a monitor called a Kill-A-Watt that plugs into a receptacle to monitor voltage and a clamp on ammeter to find out what the A/C is doing.
Best of luck
Matt
