Destroyed shore power cable - how to replace?
Long story short, the shore power cable wound up somehow trailing itself out onto the roadway and it's destroyed. The problem is, I can't figure out where and how it is connected to be able to repla...
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Joe,
You know you are the first person to ever do this, or leave a hose out (connected is worse). It is actually hard to make and original mistake.
I know nothing of your specific RV, so this will be couched in generalities, and everybody knows that generalities are typically in error. I don't even know if it is set up for 30 or 50 amp service.
The shore power cable may connect directly into the AC breaker box feed if you don't have a generator or will connect to the transfer switch if it does have a generator. Find those first. Transfer switches are often well hidden, but they are an at least brick sized box and have three cables attached.
Given those cases, if I were to quote this repair, the first thing I would do is track the shore power cable back to one of the connections mentioned above. As the cable may have been damage anywhere along, the first thing I would do is cut it close to the RV. (With all AC disconnected.) Then I would do basic check to insure that the cable is intact from there to where it goes. I would get a cable end twist lock male connector (either 5L-30 for 30 amp and 14L-50 for 50 amp) and strip and connect that to the remaining cable. The L in the connector means it is a twist lock, and you want to buy both the male and female.
Get a cable as long as you want for your shore power and put the appropriate connectors on there. The insulation colors all go to specific pins and that is pretty much all there is to it.
Now, you also have a option. If you can shorten your damaged cable and use it, you can then a hunk of matching cable and another male/female ends and make an extension for the times you might need it.
Matt
You know you are the first person to ever do this, or leave a hose out (connected is worse). It is actually hard to make and original mistake.
I know nothing of your specific RV, so this will be couched in generalities, and everybody knows that generalities are typically in error. I don't even know if it is set up for 30 or 50 amp service.
The shore power cable may connect directly into the AC breaker box feed if you don't have a generator or will connect to the transfer switch if it does have a generator. Find those first. Transfer switches are often well hidden, but they are an at least brick sized box and have three cables attached.
Given those cases, if I were to quote this repair, the first thing I would do is track the shore power cable back to one of the connections mentioned above. As the cable may have been damage anywhere along, the first thing I would do is cut it close to the RV. (With all AC disconnected.) Then I would do basic check to insure that the cable is intact from there to where it goes. I would get a cable end twist lock male connector (either 5L-30 for 30 amp and 14L-50 for 50 amp) and strip and connect that to the remaining cable. The L in the connector means it is a twist lock, and you want to buy both the male and female.
Get a cable as long as you want for your shore power and put the appropriate connectors on there. The insulation colors all go to specific pins and that is pretty much all there is to it.
Now, you also have a option. If you can shorten your damaged cable and use it, you can then a hunk of matching cable and another male/female ends and make an extension for the times you might need it.
Matt
