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profdant139
Explorer II
Jul 30, 2016

Can't run A/C at home: solved -- see 8/21/16 update

It's hot in Calif, and I want to use the trailer as a lifeboat -- but the a/c won't run off garage power. Here is the setup and the problem -- I attach our 30 amp cord to a heavy construction grade e...
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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Jul 31, 2016
So's I looks and I looks but three wire dryer and range receptacles DO NOT HAVE A NEUTRAL WIRE WITHIN 10 FEET OF THEM. Check before jamming your shore power plug into something that looks more or less like a ^ shaped receptacle. None of this nonsense is doing the OP a bit of good. FACTS FACTS FACTS not guesswork. Measure voltages - do it like a pro.

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