lb311 wrote:
Long story short, I discovered that the wiring inside my shore power plug had become faulty due to one of the screw posts rubbing against the ground wire's insulation until it finally wore thru. This created a "hot neutral" condition which then burned up the neutral buss wires in my power center as well as the neutral prong receptacle of my surge protector (that the shore power plug was plugged into).
I thought my fancy $200+ surge protector would keep my rig safe from any and all electrical problems. Nope! It can't prevent the RV-side electrical problems, it only protects you from those lurking at the power pedestal!
Ergo the reason I installed a Progressive Industries EMS-HW30C inside the rig,
downstream of the main service cable, and the reason I also wired the previous portable TRC Surge Guard that the EMS replaced the same way.
As already mentioned, your mistake here is not taking action sooner when the breaker tripped repeatedly, a sure sign something isn't right ... can't blame that on your surge protector.
